Banana Cream Pie Adventure

Not too long ago my co-worker Mike was having a banana cream pie craving. He posted pictures on facebook of the amazing pie he made. Its been some time since I've had a really delicious banana cream pie...it got me thinking.
I recently purchased a Weight Watchers Cookbook in an effort to try to lose weight and eat healthier. Low and behold they had a banana cream pie recipe. I thought I'd give it a shot. It turned out pretty delicious, however it was no banana cream. It was fake banana cream. More like a banana tart. However at 146 calories a serving, it hit the spot on a warm summer day. Check it out....

Ingredients:
12 low fat graham crackers
1 Tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon water
4 Bananas
2 Tablespoons lime juice
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
1/3 cup sugar
1-1/2 cup plain fat free yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Start by preparing your crust. In a plastic bag, use your rolling pin to crush the graham crackers. Spray your pie plate with non-stick spray and preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine graham cracker crumbs, butter and water with a fork and press into bottom of pie plate. Bake for 3-5 minutes until firm. Cool crust.

Meanwhile, slice your bananas. Toss with lime juice. Reserve 1 cup of banana mixture.

Arrange the remaining bananas in cooled crust.

In a saucepan sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water. Let it stand for 2 minutes.

Add the sugar. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Bring to boil and dissolve the gelatin and sugar mixture.

Remove from heat and whisk in yogurt and vanilla.

Pour into your pie plate. Arrange reserved cup of bananas on the top. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled. This should take approximately 2-3 hours.

Remove from fridge and enjoy! Not quite a cream, but it is very cool, crisp and refreshing on a hot summer day.

Weight Watchers Banana Cream Pie
Ingredients:
12 low fat graham crackers
1 Tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon water
4 Bananas
2 Tablespoons lime juice
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
1/3 cup sugar
1-1/2 cup plain fat free yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
1. Start by preparing your crust. In a plastic bag, use your rolling pin to crush the graham crackers. Spray your pie plate with non-stick spray and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine graham cracker crumbs, butter and water with a fork and press into bottom of pie plate. Bake for 3-5 minutes until firm. Cool crust.
3. Meanwhile, slice your bananas. Toss with lime juice. Reserve 1 cup of banana mixture.
4. Arrange the remaining bananas in cooled crust.
5. In a saucepan sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water. Let it stand for 2 minutes.
6. Add the sugar. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Bring to boil and dissolve the gelatin and sugar mixture.
7. Remove from heat and whisk in yogurt and vanilla.
8. Pour into your pie plate. Arrange reserved cup of bananas on the top. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled. This should take approximately 2-3 hours.

Serving: 1/8 of pie
146 calories, 2 g fat
3 points