Patricia Greenburgs Dairy Free Tropical Banana Cream Pie Recipes

BANANA-DANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and cornstarch in a 3-quart saucepan and place over medium heat. Gradually stir in the milk and cook until mixture thickens, about 7 to 8 minutes. Be careful not to cook for too long. Cornstarch loses its thickening ability if it is cooked for too long. Remove pan from heat and whisk in the extract, salt and egg yolks until smooth. Place the pan back over heat, bring back to a simmer and stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, cook for 1 more minute. Be sure wooden spoon touches the bottom of the pan when stirring. Remove from heat; stir in butter.
• Slice 2 bananas and line the bottom of the prebaked pie shell with 1/2 the slices. Spoon 1/2 the filling on top, smooth with a spatula. Lay down another layer of banana slices, followed by remaining filling. Chill for at least 3 hours. Top with Chantilly Cream, then decorate with remaining banana, sliced. Serve immediately.
• Chill a mixing bowl and wire whisk in the freezer for 10 minutes before beginning. Beat heavy cream in the chilled bowl until it begins to foam and thicken up. Add the powdered sugar and continue to beat until the cream barely mounds. Do not overwhip.
• Cut the marshmallow in half and microwave for 10 seconds until soft and almost melted. Now, whip it into the cream to form soft peaks. Aside from adding a hint of vanilla flavor, the gelatin in the marshmallow will stabilize the cream. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to use.

SKINNY CREAMY TROPICAL BANANA PIE

Steps:

• For filling: In a heavy medium saucepan, stir together sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in milk and evaporated milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat.
• In a medium bowl, gradually stir about 1 cup of the hot mixture into egg. Return all of the egg mixture to saucepan. Cook and stir over medium-low heat for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in the 3 tablespoons coconut, the vanilla, and rum extract. Set aside to cool for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Arrange bananas in the bottom of the Gold Medal™ Flour Baked Oil Pastry. Pour in cooled filling. Cover surface with plastic wrap. Chill for 4 hours.
• To serve, spoon whipped topping onto pie and, if desired, top with additional toasted coconut.
• Gold Medal™ Flour Baked Oil Pastry: Preheat oven to 450°F. In a medium bowl, combine 1 1/3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Using a fork, stir 1/4 cup cooking oil and 3 tablespoons fat-free milk into flour mixture. If necessary, stir in an additional 1 tablespoon milk to moisten (dough will appear crumbly). Form dough into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, slightly flatten dough ball. Roll dough from center to edge into a 12-inch circle. Carefully roll pastry circle around rolling pin. Carefully transfer pastry to a 9-inch pie plate (pastry will be very tender). Ease into pie plate, being careful not to stretch pastry. Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate. Fold under pastry edge and crimp as desired. Prick pastry all over with a fork. Line with a double thickness of foil. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove foil. Bake for 5 to 6 minutes more or until golden.

PATRICIA GREENBURG'S DAIRY-FREE TROPICAL BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Bake the graham cracker crust for 6 minutes and set aside.
• In a food processor, combine the tofu, soy cream cheese and sugar and puree until smooth.
• Add the banana and continue to puree until fully combined.
• Pour into the prepared piecrust and spread the dried pineapple and macadamia nuts evenly across the top of the pie.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool completely.
• Refrigerate for at least an hour, or overnight.
• Wrapped, this pie will keep in the refrigerator for 5 days.