Who says banana cream pie can’t be part of a waistline-friendly menu? These adorable, perfectly portioned bites were dreamed up by Recipe Rehab’s Chef Vikki and are everything you need to satisfy a sweet tooth without going overboard. Creamy banana custard is layered with banana slices and graham cracker crumbles and served up in elegant, individual ramekins that really dress up your dessert table.
Serves 6
Cook time 10 minutes
Prep 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup toasted slivered almonds
1 tablespoon hemp seeds
11 graham crackers, 8 pulsed into crumb, reserve 3 to be halved
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon vegan margarine (Earth Balance)
3 ripe bananas 1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1/3 cup of honey
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Pinch of salt
Direction
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a food processor, grind the almonds, graham crackers, hemp seeds, nutmeg and earth balance until a moist crumb mixture forms. Set aside.
Place 6 6-ounce ramekins in the freezer.
Peel and slice 2 bananas and place in a microwavable bowl. Microwave for 2 minutes until the sugars release and you are left with soft, brown gooey bananas. Add vanilla and with a fork, mix it into the bananas. Set the bowl side while you work on the rest of the pies.
Combine the milk and honey in a small saucepan, and bring the liquid to a simmer. Be careful not to boil the milk as you can scorch it.
In a small bowl, combine, eggs, cornstarch and salt. Slowly add the milk mixture to the egg mixture. By adding the mixture slowly, you will temper the eggs and prevent them from curdling or scrambling. Return the pot to the stove on medium heat. Stir constantly with a whisk, until the mixture thickens, approximately 2-3 minutes.
Remove the custard from heat and add the microwaved banana to the mixture, combine with a fork until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a clean bowl and place it in the freezer to cool. After 10 minutes stir the mixture. Let it cool in the freezer for another 20 minutes.
While the mixture is cooling, take the 6 ramekins out of the freezer and add 2 tablespoons of almond/graham crust at the bottom of each, pushing down to form the crust. Dollop 1 tablespoon of the banana custard mixture on top followed by 3 freshly sliced pieces of banana. Sprinkle a teaspoon more almond/graham crust, custard and 1 more banana slice in the middle, finishing off with a dollop of custard a light sprinkle of crust and 1/2 a graham cracker placed vertically in the middle to scoop!
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