If you expect this pie to taste like banana pudding you will be sorely disappointed. That being said, this is now one of my favorite pies. My father usually detests banana cream pie, yet somehow loves this recipe. I made this pie for Thanksgiving this year and it was the first pie to disappear, it was gone even before the apple and pumpkin pies, which are the usual favorites. I was very hesitant to make this, considering the cinnamon, but we loved it so much that I am making this pie again to bring into work! A few changes I made were to: 1. Make it is a deep dish pie plate 2. Use 4-5 bananas (rather than the 2 the recipe calls for), toss them in lemon juice, and let them sit while you are cooking the filling, stirring occasionally. 3. Layer about half the bananas on the bottom of the pie crust, and mix the other half into the filling. 4. Refrigerate the filling before adding the whipped topping. 5. Make a little bit more whipped cream to top the pie (it does not need any sugar mixed in, the pie doesn't need it!) I am also tempted to make this with peaches instead of bananas, just to see how it would turn out.

Soup. It never thickened up. Tasty but not of banana cream pie. The cinnamon was overwhelming but not bad. Very disapointed.

I actually thought the cinnamon was a nice touch, it may be an acquired taste, but pleasantly different than other recipes. I had to add a few things to the recipe because I didn't care for the consistency. So I added 2 banana cream instant pudding packets along with 1/2 cup of half & half & it turned out fantastic. This was made for a pie social & it was a big hit!

leave out the cinnamon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This has to go on record as one of the worst banana cream pies that I've ever made/eaten. I thought that I would try something different and was skeptical about the cinnamon, but I thought that I would try it anyway. You can't even taste the bananas in it! It honestly probably wouldn't be that bad if you omit the cinnamon, but I'm not going to be making it again!