Dairy Free & Gluten Free Banana Cream Pie

I was watching a show the other week and they began to discuss pies. Specifically how bad American pies are, and I have to say it left me a little upset. So upset that I made a pie, ate it and then felt satisfied in knowing that American pies are indeed delicious!

Now, this pie is a little different because I can’t have dairy or gluten, but I have to say it was not that far off! The banana cream layer was a perfect consistency and tasted exactly how a banana cream pie should taste, without any of the fake tasting pudding stuff, this was the real deal!

The crust was something I wanted to present as baked. I have done raw vegan crusts and honestly you could even make this a no-bake crust with a little more honey, BUT I wanted this pie to be so close I wouldn't feel like I was eating something like a pie, I wanted it to be a real pie. So I baked the crust and Man oh Man was it worth it. It offered the perfect texture, tasting almost like a graham cracker!

The filling I felt like going half and a half with homemade ingredients was good enough as well because I wanted this to give you the experience of a real pie. Thankfully my local grocer carries dairy-free whipped cream! I used this as the second layer. Just make sure when you are serving the pie that you put this on right before serving as it can deflate a bit. If you have this issue, spread the whipped cream around and call it a day.

So with all this explained and talked about, let’s get to the details!

Banana Cream Pie

Crust

1 & 1/4th oat flour

1/3rd cup cold coconut oil

3 tbsp. flax meal

2 tbsp. honey

3 tbsp. water  

Pinch of salt

Directions 

Set the oven to 350F

Blend all ingredients together in a blender or food processor until combined.

Roll the dough into a ball and place in a 9” pie plate.

Spread the dough evenly in the plate and then bake for 20-22 minutes. The edges should be brown.  

Let cool

Filling

1 cup soaked cashews  

1/2 cup coconut cream

2 large banana

1/4th cup honey

2 tsp. vanilla

Pinch of salt  

2 tsp. lemon juice  

Directions

Soak your cashews in Hot water for about 15 minutes.  

Blend together all the ingredients until smooth and then refrigerate until pie crust has cooled

Once cool pour filling into pie crust and add a layer of bananas, top with whipped cream, more bananas and whatever else to make it look real pretty for your guests!!  

serve & enjoy!