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| Chocolate-Banana Itty-Bit of Peanut Butter Fridge Pie |
This pie is super rich, yummy and easy to make - even for pie challenged people like me. I'm not including a recipe for the crust because I'm incredibly terrible at making them as you will see from the horrendous photo. I didn't even intend on posting this but it was so satisfying and chocolaty that my quick snapshot of the mostly eaten pie will have to do.
1 package silken tofu
2 tablespoons agave nectar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 large, ripe, banana
1 Tablespoon peanut butter
3/4 cup melted semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 graham cracker pie crust.
Blend silken tofu, agave nectar, vanilla, peanut butter and banana in the food processor until smooth, scraping down the sides as necessary. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave or in a double boiler and add to the mixture in the food processor. Blend until fully incorporated and smooth. Pour into the pie crust and chill for at least one hour.
Lee, Great combination of ingredients. I know you can do the challenge and I hope it is easy for you. If you feel better without the sugar, maybe you'll decide to continue with it??? Perhaps your other 2 human household members can be satisfied with fewer sugary treats. Here's hoping!! That would definitely make it easier for you. In the meantime, hope you're enjoying this pie. It looks delicious. I can't wait to see all the without sugar recipes you come up with over the next couple months!
ReplyDeleteI'm terrible at pie crusts too, Lee!
ReplyDeleteLisa, I don't know if I could live forever without sugar but this is a great exercise for me to do. After only a few days (I started early), I can already feel the difference.
ReplyDeleteJayme, it's good to know I'm not the only one who's bad at pie crusts!
ReplyDeleteLee, Ideally, you'l get to the point where you won't either have to give up sugar or overdo it on sugar, but hopefully it will be easy to have a sugar based treat a single serving a few times a week and not have you craving any more. For me, totally giving up a food/food category just makes me crave it, so these challenges would be counter-productive for me, but they seem to work well for you. I hope the next two months go easily for you. Lisa
ReplyDeleteI'm totally a sugar addict, so I'm going to watch your blog, Leeka, and be inspired. How do you feel different?
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QS, I feel great! More energy, no mid-day slump. I've cut back on starchy carbs too and that seems to help.
ReplyDeleteLisa, I know it seems counter-productive to completely give up sugar but I find I have to go all or nothing because I have very little control over my sweet tooth. I hope to one day be able to allow myself small amounts, controlled portions but I'm not there yet. I always over do it.
ReplyDeleteLee, in my comment above I meant eventually. I get what you're doing. It seems to work for you, so that's great. I'm glad you feel better physically. I'd think that would make it easier to stick with.
ReplyDeleteLisa, no worries, I know what you were saying! This time definitely feels easier. I remember last year I was struggling for the first few weeks with cravings but after only a few days of no sugar, I'm not fighting it so much. I feel great!
ReplyDeleteThat looks wonderful! You are so resourceful! :-) I actually despise bananas (wish I didn't; they are such a great food!) so I won't be making this, but I applaud your work and also your resolve to do the sugar-free two-month challenge. Hooray!!! I feel really bad when I do refined sugar, so I also have a similar resolve now that we are done with the holidays.
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