Banana Coconut Chai Cream Pie Recipes

BANANA COCONUT CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Dissolve cornstarch in water in heavy saucepan; stir in sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat; add butter and vanilla. Cool slightly. Fold in coconut.
• Slice bananas; dip in lemon juice and drain. Arrange on bottom of pie crust. Pour filling over bananas; cover.
• Chill 4 hours or until set. Top with whipped cream. Garnish with toasted coconut and sliced bananas, if desired.

BANANA COCONUT CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Make the shell:
• In a food processor or bowl combine well the flour, the sugar, the baking powder, and the salt, add the butter, and blend the mixture until it resembles fine meal. Stir in all but 1 tablespoon of the coconut, reserving the remaining 1 tablespoon for garnish, and the egg, stirring until the mixture forms a dough. Knead the dough lightly on a floured surface several times to blend it well and press it onto the bottom and up the side of an 11-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom. Chill the shell for 30 minutes, line it with foil, and fill the foil with the rice. Bake the shell in the lower third of a preheated 375°F. oven for 10 minutes, remove the rice and foil carefully, and bake the shell for 5 to 10 minutes more, or until it is golden. Let the shell cool completely in the pan or a rack.
• Make the filling:
• In a heavy saucepan whisk together the sugar, the cornstarch, and the eggs, add the milk in a slow stream, whisking, and bring the mixture to a boil over moderate heat, whisking constantly. Simmer the pastry cream, whisking, for 2 minutes, transfer it to a bowl, and stir in the coconut extract, the vanilla, and the Malibu rum. Chill the pastry cream, its surface covered with plastic wrap, for 4 hours, or until it is cold. The pastry cream may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled.
• Slice thin on the diagonal enough of the bananas (about 2 1/2) to cover the bottom of the shell in one layer, arrange the slices in the shell, and cover them with the pastry cream, spreading it evenly. Slice thin on the diagonal the remaining bananas and arrange the slices decoratively over the pastry cream in solid layers, making each layer gradually smaller. In a small saucepan melt the apple jelly over moderate heat, while it is still warm brush it over the banana slices, coating them completely, and chill the tart for 1 hour. The tart may be prepared up to this point 1 day in advance and kept covered loosely and chilled.
• Just before serving, in a chilled bowl beat the cream until it holds stiff peaks, transfer it to a pastry bag fitted with a medium star tip, and pipe it decoratively around the edge of the tart. Sprinkle the cream with the reserved 1 tablespoon coconut and remove the side of the pan.

BANANA COCONUT CHAI CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch (not deep dish) pie plate with coconut oil and set aside.
• In the bowl of a food processor, combine 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons oats and 1 cup coconut chips. Process until very finely ground, about 1 minute. Transfer to a large bowl and add remaining 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons oats, maple syrup, 1⁄4 cup plus 1 tablespoon coconut oil, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Mix until well-combined. Transfer to prepared pie plate and using the base of a measuring cup, press mixture into an even layer, going up the sides of the plate and slightly over the edges. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and transfer to oven. Bake until edges are lightly golden brown, rotating halfway through, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack until cooled completely.
• Meanwhile, in a medium pot over medium-high heat, combine coconut cream, honey, chai spice, vanilla, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, whisking, until smooth and quite warm to the touch, about 2-3 minutes. Place egg yolks in a medium bowl. Whisking continuously, gradually pour coconut cream mixture into yolks to temper. Return mixture to pot over medium heat and cook, whisking continuously and scraping the sides of the pot as necessary with a heatproof plastic spatula, until mixture bubbles and thickens. Let continue to cook at this stage for two minutes. Remove from heat and add butter. Whisk until smooth and let cool slightly.
• Cut 2 bananas into thin slices on the bias. Shingle one layer on the bottom of the cooled crust. Spread half of the coconut-chai cream on top, and then top with another layer of bananas (using one more if necessary). Spread remaining coconut-chai cream on top and transfer to freezer until well-chilled, about 2 hours. Do not let freeze completely. (Alternatively, pie can be placed in refrigerator until chilled, about 4-5 hours or up to overnight.) To finish, cut remaining banana(s) into thin slices and shingle around the outside perimeter of pie in a circular pattern. Top with pecans and remaining 3 tablespoons coconut chips.
• in the center and sprinkle with additional chai spice. Cut into wedges and serve immediately. (This final step can be completed up to 30 minutes in advance of serving. Keep chilled until ready to serve.).