The man looked at the pile of bananas turning brown on the counter, then he looked at me and said "you should make a pie"
I adapted this recipe from John Tobe's No-Cook Book. (1969)
Crust
2 cups finely crushed raw walnuts pressed in a pie plate. place in 115F dehydrator while making
Banana Pudding for the filling
4 ripe bananas
5 chopped dates
2 tbs lemon juice
1/4 tsp vanilla
2 tbs sugar or natural sweetener of choice (optional)
Water to blend
Blend until a pudding consistency
Pour in crust
Continue to dehydrate at 115F while making
Sweet nut cream topping
1/2 cup Brazil nuts
2 tbs sugar or natural sweetener of choice about 5 chopped dates work fine in this
1 tbs lemon juice
Water to blend
Blend until very very creamy. There will be small brown flecks.
Pour on top of the banana filling and garnish with walnuts if desired
Dehydrate for 6 hours longer if you want it firmer, at 115F. Serve warm or cold. Keeps well in the fridge but eat fresh for best taste.
The lemon juice makes it light and fresh. This delicious raw vegan dessert comes together rather quickly. About 15 minutes prep time and 6 hours in the dehydrator.
Yummm!
The lemon juice makes it taste lighter and the added sugar, while totally unnecessary, makes it sweeter. I could have eaten the whole pie but there were others and I had to be polite. I might make banana pudding for lunch today :)
oh! i been waiting to see how this turned out!!! that looks marvelous!
ReplyDeletegoodness this looks amazing...I tread as a newcomer to raw foods...find my body preferring them when I actually feed my body what IT asks for. May I ask, what type of food dehydrator do you suggest?
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