CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM PIE

CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM PIE

By rockingrawchef.com

Makes one 8”/20cm pie.

Ingredients for the pie crust (optional, see tips)

½ cup/60g almonds, ground

½ cup/60g oat groats, ground

2 tablespoons raw cacao powder or carob powder

Pinch of salt

2 tablespoons maple syrup, honey, xylitol, OR 6 pitted dates plus 2 tablespoons water (soak dates in the water if not soft)

Ingredients for the filling

6 large ripe bananas, or 8 avocados (or a combination of both)

¼ cup/60ml maple syrup, honey or xylitol, or 4 pitted dates (soak if not soft)

2 tablespoons coconut butter

½ cup/70g cashews, soaked overnight and drained, or 1 extra avocado

1/4 cup/30g raw cacao powder or carob powder

½ teaspoon vanilla extract, or ¼ teaspoon vanilla powder

Pinch of salt

(You could also make this without the pie crust)

How you do it

Combine all the crust ingredients in a food processor or a bowl, and press into the bottom of a glass pie dish.  Combine the filling ingredients in your blender and pour over the crust.

Pop into the freezer until the pie is set. You can serve it directly from the freezer.