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Friday, June 4, 2010

Banana Chocolate "Cream" Pie

INGREDIENTS

    • 1 pre-baked pastry case (pie shell)
    • 170 g / 6 oz / 1 cup stoned dates
    • 115 g / 4 oz / 3/4 cup cashews
    • 4 t arrowroot or kudzu root
    • Pinch sea salt
    • 1 t vanilla essence
    • ½ dark chocolate bar: Green and Black or Endangered species- broken into pieces
    • 1-2 tablespoons cocoa powder depending on your preference for more or less subtle chocolate flavor.
    • 285 ml / 1 1/3 cups water
    • 2 ripe bananas


METHOD

Chop the dates and place them in a food processor with the cashews, arrowroot, salt, vanilla, chocolate, cocoa powder and water. Blend thoroughly.

Pour into the saucepan and heat gently, stirring constantly until thickened. Allow the mixture to cool.

Slice the bananas into the pie shell. Cover them with the cashew date mixture; chill to firm and serve.

posted by Mr Falafel

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