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DESSERTS
1
RECIPE
C
HOCOLATE
C
OOKIE
C
RUST
(
BELOW
)
4
MEDIUM
BANANAS
¼
TEASPOON
(1
ML
)
GROUND
CINNAMON
1
RECIPE
LIGHTER
P
ASTRY
C
REAM
(
PAGE
45)
Makes one 9-inch (23 cm) pie, 16 servings
Approximate preparation time: 50 minutes, including pastry
cream; allow 2 hours for chilling
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
Prepare Chocolate Cookie Crust according to recipe below.
Insert the slicing disc, 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 lightened pastry cream. Pour the banana pastry
cream equally 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
|
fi ber 2g
Everyone will love this Southern-inspired dessert.
BANANA CREAM PIE
24
CHOCOLATE
WAFERS
,
ABOUT
½
BOX
2
TEASPOONS
GRANULATED
SUGAR
¼
CUP
(50
ML
)
UNSALTED
BUTTER
,
MELTED
Makes 1 cup (250 ml), 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 incorpo-
rated.
Press crust into a 9-inch (23 cm) pie or cake plate and bake in a
375°F (190°C) oven for 15 minutes before fi lling.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 85 (55% from fat)
|
carb. 9g
|
pro. 1g
|
fat 5g
|
sat. fat 3g
|
chol. 10mg
|
sod. 65mg
|
calc. 3mg
|
fi ber 0g
We love this with our Banana Cream Pie, but it also makes
a cheesecake even more decadent.
CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST