This isn’t your Momma’s banana cream pie – This Gluten Free Bananas Foster Cream Pie has raised the bar on all cream pies.
Happy Pi Day! March 14th. The 3rd month, the 14th day. It can also be written 3.14, which is what we round pi off to (the never ending number your high school math teacher wanted you to remember). However, I refuse to think about pi. Instead, let’s focus our attention on PIE!
There is something special about pie. When pie is served, everyone knows it is a special treat. Brownies, cookies, cakes – those can all happen any time of the week. But, baking a pie takes some time, dedication, and love – plain and simple. A few months ago when I dined at the Grey Owl Restaurant, at the end of our meal when the dessert cart (loaded with fancy desserts) appeared, nearly every man there said that he wished they had a nice big slice of pie instead. They didn’t care what kind of pie – just that it be pie. So, there ya have it, maybe pie is the way to a man’s heart. I know my husband loves pie, I just seldom make it because I’ve never been a fan of pie. That is, until I had this pie!
I had this idea for a Gluten Free Bananas Foster Cream Pie, baked in a crisp, gluten-free crust. I wanted the caramel-y flavour of the sauteed bananas, with just a little hint of rum, then a rich pudding layer, topped with a thick layer of lightly sweetened whipped cream. Ah, what a beautiful pie it was. A classic pie made new with a few additional flavours. The trick to keeping the crust crisp is to brush it with an egg white/water mixture after the first 10 minutes of baking. The pie that we enjoyed the next day still had a crisp crust, no sogginess that you’d expect from a cream pie. This isn’t your Momma’s banana cream pie – This Gluten Free Bananas Foster Cream Pie has raised the bar on all cream pies.
Gluten Free Bananas Foster Cream Pie
Ingredients
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Instructions
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Janet T says
This pie looks amazing. Bananas, rum and cream, oh my…love!
Jeanine Friesen says
Haha, I agree, Janet! Thanks! 🙂
Betty says
Not many words needed..yum, yum and yummy..that should suffice, right??
Jeanine Friesen says
That sounds about right to me, Betty. 🙂
Martha says
OH MY!!
The banana filling is so deadly I could eat it with a spoon,
best pie I’ve made so far!
This should be a hit at the upcoming potluck.
Thanks so much for this recipe!!
Jeanine says
Glad to hear that, Martha! Nothing wrong eating it with a spoon either. 😉