Banana Cream Pie

Everyone will love this Southern-inspired dessert..

1recipe Chocolate Cookie Crust (below)

4firm bananas

¼teaspoon ground cinnamon

1recipe lighter Pastry Cream (page 61)

Makes one 9-inch pie

Approximate preparation time: 50 minutes, including pastry cream; allow 2 hours for chilling

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Prepare chocolate cookie crust according to recipe.

Press cookie crust into a 9-inch pie plate and bake for 15 minutes.

Insert the slicing disc assembly, adjusted to 4mm, into the large work bowl of the Cuisinart® Food Processor and slice the bananas.

Gently fold the bananas and cinnamon into the prepared lighter pastry cream. Pour the banana pastry cream into the baked, cooled cookie crust and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

Nutritional information per serving:

Calories 315 (52% from fat) carb. 35g pro. 4g fat 19g sat. fat 11g chol. 111mg sod. 177mg calc. 61mg fiber 2g

Chocolate Cookie Crust

We love this with our Banana Cream Pie, but it also makes

a cheesecake even more decadent..

24chocolate wafer cookies, about ½ box

2teaspoons granulated sugar

¼cup (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted

Makes 1 cup, 12 servings

Approximate preparation time: 1 minute plus 15 minutes for baking time

Insert the large metal chopping blade into the large work bowl of the Cuisinart® Food Processor. Add the cookies and pulse 10 times. Add the sugar and pulse an additional 5 times. With the machine running, drizzle in the melted butter until incorporated.

Press crust into a 9-inch pie or cake plate and bake in a 375°F oven for 15 minutes before filling.

Nutritional information per serving:

Calories 85 (55% from fat) carb. 9g pro. 1g fat 5g sat. fat 3g chol. 10mg sod. 65mg calc. 3mg fiber 0g

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Cuisinart FP-12DC manual Banana Cream Pie, Chocolate Cookie Crust, Everyone will love this Southern-inspired dessert

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