Click here to printEpic Raw Banoffee Pie
This is a cleaner and much healthier version of the famous English pie traditionally made with pastry, banana, cream and toffee. Just remember, you’ll need to start this the night before, by soaking the almonds, pecans and cashews overnight. - Lola Berry
serves 12
ingredients
Crust
- ½ cup Activated Almonds, soaked and rinsed
- ½ cup pecans, soaked and rinsed
- ½ cup Fine Coconut
- 1 cup medjool dates, pitted
- 2 tbsps almond butter
- 2 tbsps Coconut Oil
Cream
- 150g (1 cup) Raw Cashews, soaked + rinsed
- 2 Bananas
- 60ml coconut water
- 2 Tbsp Coconut Oil
- 4 Medjool dates, pitted
Toffee
- 180g (1 cup) Medjool Dates, pitted + soaked in hot water
- 125g (½) cup Almond Butter
- 125ml (½ cup) Coconut Oil, melted
- 3 Tbsp Maple syrup
- ½ Vanilla Pod, split and scraped
- Pinch of sea salt
- 3 Tbsp Almond mylk (optional)
method
- Step 1 :Blitz the almonds and pecans into a paste using a sturdy food processor.
- Step 2 :Add the desiccated coconut, dates, almond butter and coconut oil and process until the mixture is biscuity.
- Step 3 :Press the mixture into the base and sides of a pie dish or loose- bottomed tart tin (it helps if you have damp hands).
- Step 4 :Pop in the freezer for 2 hours to set.
- Step 5 :To prepare the filling, place the cashews in your blender and process until creamy. Add the bananas, coconut water, coconut oil and medjool dates and again process until creamy (about 60 seconds).
- Step 6 :When the pie base is firm, pour the banana mixture on top and return to the freezer for 2 hours.
- Step 7 :To make the toffee, combine the dates (removed from the soaking water), almond butter, coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla seeds and salt in your food processor. Blend on the highest speed until super smooth (add the almond milk if you prefer it a bit runnier). Pour into a serving jug.
- Step 8 :When the pie filling is set, remove from the freezer. Slice the remaining banana and arrange the discs neatly over the top of the cake.
- Step 9 :Drizzle over the toffee, sprinkle with cinnamon and enjoy your delicious, healthy masterpiece!
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