Chocolate Chip Coconut Banana Cream Pie

This recipe is bananas… B-A-N-A-N-A- S! If you’re looking for a fun twist to the typical banana cream pie, you’re in the perfect place. We blended our Dark Chocolate Chip Coconut Perfect Bar to make the crust and used all dairy-free ingredients like coconut cream, oat milk and coconut whipped cream to fill this Banana Cream Pie with only plant-based goodness. Don’t worry about firing up the oven for dessert – give this recipe a try for a perfectly chilled plant-based treat.

Ingredients

Serves 8

Crust

• 5 Dark Chocolate Coconut Perfect Bars
• 5.5 oz Chocolate Wafer Cookies
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• Pinch sea salt

Filling

• ¼ cup potato starch
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• 2 cups oat milk
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 small banana, gently mashed
• 1 cup chilled coconut cream (from a can of coconut cream)

Pie Layering + Topping:

• 3 to 4 bananas, sliced
• 2 cups store-bought whipped coconut cream

Instructions

1. In the bowl of a food processor, process the perfect bars, chocolate cookies, coconut oil, and salt until fine crumbs are formed. Press the crumbs evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate to form a solid crust. Bake for 12 minutes until lightly crispy on the edges and set aside to cool.

1. In a heavy bottomed saucepan, combine the starch, sugar, salt, and oat milk and whisk to combine to avoid clumps. Cook over medium heat, whisking frequently until bubbling, about 4 to 6 minutes. Once the filling is cooked, it should form “ribbons” when drizzled with a spatula. Whisk in the vanilla, gently mashed banana, and remove from heat. Transfer to the freezer to quickly cool for at least 30 minutes or in the fridge for at least 2 to 3 hours.
2. Just before serving, whip the coconut cream lightly until it has the consistency of whipped cream. Add the whipped coconut cream to the chilled banana custard mixture and set aside.

If you give this recipe a try, don’t forget to share your Chocolate Chip Coconut Banana Cream Pie with us on social by tagging @perfectbar on Instagram and using #itsjustperfect. Happy Baking!

Shop our Dark Chocolate Chip Coconut Perfect Bar HERE.