Meals Matter

Banana Dream Pie

Contributed By: c_swinford
Dining A LA Heart… Cooking For A Lifetime

Dining A LA Heart… Cooking For A Lifetime. 10 serv.

Ingredients

1 10-inch prepared pie shell

1/3 cup Sweetened shredded coconut

8 Vanilla wafers

2 Barely rip bananas

2/3 cup Sugar

1/4 cup Cornstarch

2 Egg yolks

3 cups Vanilla soy milk

2 tsp. Freash lemon juice

1 tsp. Vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake pie shell according to package directions; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Keep oven on. Spread coconut on baking sheet (preferably air-cushioned sheet). Bake until toasted, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Transfer to small bowl. Set aside. To make toppings, place vanilla wafers in zipped-type plastic bag; seal. With rolling pin, crush to coarse crumbs. Add to coconut; mix well. Set aside.

Cut each banana into 1/4-inch-thick diagonal slices. Set aside. In large, deep sucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. In large bowl, whisk egg yolks to blend, then whisk in soymilk. Whisk 1/2 cup milk mixture inot cornstarch until smooth, then whisk in remaining milk mixture. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly with a whisk or wodden spoon and reducing heat if necessary. Boil 1 minute, then remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice and vanilla. Mix in bananas. Pour filling inot cooled pie shell. let stand 10 minutes to cool slightly. Refrigerate until completely set, 6 to 8 hours. Just before serving, spinkle with coconut crumb topping.

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Recipe Details

Total Preparation Time: More than 2 hours
Actual Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Number of Servings: More than 10
Special Features: Make Ahead
Meal Type: Snack
Dessert

Nutrient Information

Calories: 160
Total Fat: 5 gm
Saturated Fat: 2 gm
Carbohydrates: 27 gm
Protein: 3 gm
Sodium: 40 mg
Fiber: 2 gm