Operating instructions

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DESSERTS
1 RECIPE CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST
(BELOW)
4 FIRM BANANAS
¼ TEASPOON GROUND
CINNAMON
1 RECIPE LIGHTER PASTRY CREAM
(PAGE 61)
Makes one 9-inch pie
Approximate preparation time: 50 minutes, including pastry
cream; allow 2 hours for chilling
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Prepare chocolate cookie crust according to recipe below.
Press cookie crust into a 9-inch pie plate and bake for 15
minutes.
Insert the slicing disc assembly, adjusted to 4mm, into the large
work bowl of the Cuisinart
®
Food Processor and slice the
bananas.
Gently fold the bananas and cinnamon into the prepared
lighter pastry cream. Pour the banana pastry cream into the
baked, cooled cookie crust and chill for at least 2 hours before
serving.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 315 (52% from fat)
| carb. 35g | pro. 4g | fat 19g |
sat. fat 11g | chol. 111mg | sod. 177mg | calc. 61mg | fiber 2g
Everyone will love this Southern-inspired dessert.
BANANA CREAM PIE
24 CHOCOLATE WAFER COOKIES,
ABOUT ½ BOX
2 TEASPOONS GRANULATED SUGAR
4 TABLESPOONS (½ STICK)
UNSALTED BUTTER, MELTED
Makes 1 cup, 12 servings
Approximate preparation time: 1 minute plus
15 minutes for baking time
Insert the large metal chopping blade into the large work bowl
of the Cuisinart
®
Food Processor. Add the cookies and pulse 10
times. Add the sugar and pulse an additional 5 times. With the
machine running, drizzle in the melted butter until incorporated.
Press crust into a 9-inch pie plate or cake pan and bake in a
375°F oven for 15 minutes before filling.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 85 (55% from fat)
| carb. 9g | pro. 1g | fat 5g |
sat. fat 3g | chol. 10mg | sod. 65mg | calc. 3mg | fiber 0g
We love this with our Banana Cream Pie, but it also makes
a cheesecake even more decadent.
CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST