Banana cream pie recipe needed

[IamLoved]

Hello

I have some guests coming on Wednesday and I told them I would make a banana cream pie for them. I just made one that had avocadoes in it and it did not hold up well. I am looking for something that really mimicks the SAD version as far as texture goes. Also the green tint was a bit of a turnoff, although it did taste good.
Does anyone have a great banana cream pie recipe? I have Alissa's book but have not tried her recipe yet. Anyone have any experience with it? How about adding phsyllium (bad spelling! :eek: ) husk to it?
Thanks!

[English Tracy]

Hi,

Alissa's banana cream pie is excellent but I found that I had to add some coconut oil to the filling to firm it up so you could cut slices. I don't think you'd find a better recipe although I'm still fairly new to raw and don't know much yet!!

Tracy

[mypinkbow]

Aliss'a banana cream pie is yummmmmmmmmmmy! I sometimes make just the filling and eat it as a pudding I like it so much!

[squidly]

Not sure how 'stiff' you want it but I make one like this:

crust
walnuts and dates with little bit of coconut if you like. I use about 1 1/2 cups walnuts and 3/4 cup dates but just keep addind dates till get consistency you like. Press crust into a pie dish and then add a layer of sliced banana over the crust

filling
1/2 - 1 cup cashews
3-4 bananas
1/2 cup dates (or more if you like)
1tsp vanilla

Process nuts till fine and then add all other ingredients. You can add 1/2 tsp cinnamon if you like. If you want it to set more you could add coconut butter - I don't as it gives me headaches. You could also add an avocado instead of cashews and then add carob / cacoa and make it a choc banana creme pie so the green tinge disappears.

good luck

[veganman]

Key Lime Pie recipe


Crust
2 cups almonds, soaked overnight (recipe calls for pecans and to dehydrate after soaking. I thought the almonds were great).
1/2 cup raisins, soaked for 20 minutes (recipe calls for dates - raisins were great).

Filling

1/2 cup coconut water
Pulp of 1 coconut (I used a mature coconut, lots of meat, tasted good, but a lot of work. Recipe called for a young coconut).
1 cup macadamia nuts, soaked overnight (recipe calls for 1 avocado, but I didn't want to mix the starch with the nuts, so I substituted).
1/3 cup lime juice
Grated peel of half an organic lime (I put 1 lime through the homogenizer...a little too much bitter taste - stick with half).
1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean (recipe calls for 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. I like the vanilla bean and it is more natural.)
12 dates, soaked for 20 minutes (recipe calls for 1/2 cup, which would be about 16 dates. I recommend going with the 16 dates. I had just found that a recipe I made the other night was way too sweet, so cut back - not a good choice here).
2 Tablespoons flaxseeds

Combine almonds and raisins (with soak water) in a food processor and blend. Press into a rectangular cake pan.

Combine all filling ingredients in food processor and blend. Pour into crust. Chill for a few hours before serving.


I think this recipe that I posted for key lime pie would be great, just add the additional dates and substitute homogenized bananas for the lime. Very stiff. I used a mature coconut. I think it would be perfect!

[IamLoved]

Thank you all for your recipe ideas!

I have tried using regular coconuts in recipes before and they have come out awful. Very chunky and stringy and clumpy. So now I tend to shy away from those. I would love to be able to get my hands on a young coconut but have not been able to yet. Sigh!

The recipes look great! Again thank you everyone for posting your ideas. They all sound wonderful! You guys are great!

[vegangelist]

young coconut meat could be used in place of avocadoes....to have a white filling. If it is not thick enough, add a little psyllium powder and chill it (get the consistency right first) and then fill the shell.

[veganman]

Thank you all for your recipe ideas!

I have tried using regular coconuts in recipes before and they have come out awful. Very chunky and stringy and clumpy. So now I tend to shy away from those. I would love to be able to get my hands on a young coconut but have not been able to yet. Sigh!

The recipes look great! Again thank you everyone for posting your ideas. They all sound wonderful! You guys are great!

I put it in the processor and ground it with a little water and it came out very fine. Maybe that might help.

[shelah]

squidly,
your recipe looks great! do you soak your cashews?
many blessings,
shelah