A classic banana cream pie recipe with a gluten-free crust, velvety banana cream pie filling, and a dairy-free whipped topping option.
Whenever I see banana cream pie on a menu, I just HAVE to have it. But it’s something I always forget to make at home. Until now!
I keep a running list of recipes I think of, or you suggest, and luckily I remembered to include banana cream pie in the mix. When I polled a few weeks ago on Instagram stories, the majority of people said they preferred healthier recipes to the classic version.
So, I give you this healthier banana cream pie!
What makes this recipe healthier?
- We’re using a really delicious, gluten-free crust that’s made from mainly almond flour, with a little bit of coconut flour and coconut sugar in there for flavor and stabilization. It sticks together and makes a crust from the use of an egg! I promise the nutty flavor is perfect with the banana.
- The filling is just made of coconut milk, coconut sugar, some eggs, a bit of arrowroot for thickness and I like to add mashed banana to the filling…more flavor! All hail the coconut!
- I’m not dairy-free, so I use heavy whipping cream in the topping, but you can always make coconut whipped cream and use that instead. I like this recipe.
And there you have it! Easy swaps, no complicated steps, and a healthier pie!
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Healthier Banana Cream Pie
A classic banana cream pie recipe with gluten free crust, velvety banana cream pie filling and a dairy free whipped topping option.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes + 4 hours cooling time
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Total Time: 43 minutes + 4 hours cooling time
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 and 1/4 cup almond meal
- 1/3 cup coconut flour
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 10 Tbsp. melted, grass fed butter or coconut oil
For the banana cream filling:
- 2 cups full fat coconut milk (the canned kind)
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- 1 Tbsp. grass fed butter or coconut oil
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 ripe banana, sliced
For the whipped cream topping
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream (or 15 oz. coconut cream for dairy free)
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 banana, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Then, add all of the crust ingredients to a large bowl and mix together well. The mixture should stick together but feel moist.
- Press the crust into a 9 inch pie plate or tart pan (I think a tart pan is easier). Pierce a few holes into the crust with a fork and slide it into the oven.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes until golden brown. Let the crust cool a bit on a wire rack while you assemble the filling.
- In a large, thick-bottomed pot, add the coconut milk, coconut sugar, egg yolks, and cornstarch. Whisk together and set the pot over medium-low heat.
- Stir the filling constantly and remove it from the heat as soon as it starts to thicken and bubble. This happens in about 4-8 minutes, so really watch the pot.
- Once the pot is removed from the heat, stir in the mashed banana, butter or coconut oil, sea salt and vanilla.
- To assemble the pie, lay the banana slices from the second banana on the bottom of the pre-baked pie shell. Then, pour the filling over top.
- Wrap the pie in plastic wrap and slide it into the fridge to cool for at least 4 hours.
- When you’re ready to serve, whip together the cream, powdered sugar, vanilla and cinnamon until stiff peaks form.
- Spread the whipped cream all over the pie and top with the remaining banana slices. Serve!