Reduced Fat Banana Cream Pie Cooking Light Recipes

LOW FAT BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray a 9-inch pie tin with Pam.
• In a food processor, pulse graham crackers until finely ground. Add tub margarine and 1 tablespoon of water, and process until becomes crumbly and clumps form.
• Press crumb mixture into bottom and partially up sides of pie tin. Bake 10 minutes. Let cool.
• To make the filling, place 3 tablespoons of cold water in a small ramekin. Slowly sprinkle gelatin evenly over water, being careful not to let it clump. Let bloom (it is done when it soaks up all the water - this will happen pretty quickly).
• In a medium saucepan, whisk together sugar, salt and flour.
• In a bowl, beat the egg yolk and milk together.
• Add the egg mixture to the pan of dry ingredients and whisk to dissolve.
• Cook over medium high heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes. It should come to a boil and thicken.
• Turn off heat and stir in gelatin until dissolves. Take off heat and add the vanilla and rums. Set aside to cool for a few minutes.
• Arrange a third of the bananas (one banana) on the bottom of the graham cracker crust. Pour half the pudding over it. Continue to layer another third of the bananas, followed by the other half of the pudding. Top with remaining third of bananas.
• Store in the refrigerator until pudding has set, approximately 3 hours.

HEALTHY LOW FAT BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray a 10-inch pie plate with cooking spray. In a food processor, process graham crackers until finely ground. Add butter and 2 tablespoon of water, and process until the crumb clumps together. Do not over process. Press the crumb mixture into bottom of pie plate and about 1/2-inch up the sides. Bake for 10 minutes, then let cool.
• In the meantime, make the filling. Put the gelatin in a small bowl; add 3 tablespoons of boiling water and stir until gelatin is dissolved. In a medium saucepan, whisk together 1/3 cup of sugar and the flour. In a medium bowl lightly beat the milk and egg yolks together. Add the egg yolk and milk mixture to the saucepan and whisk so the flour and sugar dissolve. Cook over a medium heat, stirring constantly, for about 10 minutes, until mixture comes to a boil and has thickened. Stir in the vanilla extract and the gelatin. Cut up the extra banana and using a hand blender blend it into the pudding mixture. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Arrange the sliced bananas in layers on the graham cracker crust and pour the pudding on top. Carefully cover with plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator until the pudding has set, about 3 hours.
• Whip the cream with an electric beater. When it is about halfway done, add 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, then continue whipping until fully whipped. Put the whipped cream in a plastic bag, concentrating it in 1 corner of the bag. Snip that corner off the bag and squeeze the whipped cream out of the bag in a decorative pattern around the pie.

LIGHT PEANUT BUTTER BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Place cookies in a food processor; process until finely ground. Add 1/3 cup brown sugar and butter; pulse 2 to 3 times or just until combined. Press crumb mixture into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes; cool completely on a wire rack.
• Place 3/4 cup brown sugar, cream cheese, peanut butter, and vanilla in a mixing bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Arrange banana in bottom of prepared crust. Spread peanut butter mixture over banana; drizzle with syrup. Cover and freeze 8 hours; let stand at room temperature 15 minutes before serving.

BLACK BOTTOM BANANA CREAM PIE...LIGHT VERSION

Steps:

• Prepare and bake Pastry Crust in a 9-inch pie plate. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Combine 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 2 tablespoons sugar, cocoa, and dash of salt in a small, heavy saucepan; gradually add 1/3 cup milk, stirring with a whisk. Cook 2 minutes over medium-low heat. Stir in chocolate; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Spread chocolate mixture into bottom of prepared crust.
• Combine 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, eggs, 1 cup milk, and margarine in a heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly with a whisk. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and cook 30 seconds or until thick. Remove from heat. Add vanilla. Beat cream cheese until light (about 30 seconds). Add 1/4 cup hot custard to cream cheese, and beat just until blended. Stir in remaining custard.
• Arrange banana slices on top of chocolate layer; spoon custard over bananas. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard; chill 4 hours. Remove plastic wrap. Spread whipped topping evenly over custard. Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired. Chill until ready to serve.

LOW-FAT BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• 1. Knead 2 unpeeled bananas on counter to soften.
• 2. In a large bowl, mix 3 containers of yogurt with bananas.
• 3. Stir in 2/3 container of whip topping with yogurt and banana. Reserve remaining topping.
• 4. Stir in pudding mix until mixture thickens
• 5. Add vanilla and banana extracts and food coloring.
• 6. Pour filling into pre crust.
• 7. Top with remaining whip topping.
• 8. Refrigerator at least 4 hours to 8 hours.
• 9. Slice third banana to garnish top
• 10. (Vanilla and banana extracts may be adjusted to taste)

CRUSTLESS BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Beat milk, sour cream & pudding mix until smooth (don't forget to add banana extract if you are using vanilla pudding).
• Place 1/3 layer of the banana slices in square baking dish or pie plate.
• Top with half of the pudding mixture.
• Repeat layers.
• Arrange the remaining bananas on top.
• Cover with whipped topping.
• Chill for 2 hours or so.