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    Home » Recipes » Dessert » Pies & Tarts

    Coconut Banana Cream Pie (Vegan)

    November 17, 2020 by Rosemary 6 Comments

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    Healthy Coconut Banana Cream Pie. Easy vegan coconut banana cream pie with a healthy twist! I made this classic family favorite Thanksgiving pie recipe with healthy dairy free and vegan substitutes. My vegan coconut banana cream pie is a great Thanksgiving pie to make the night before so it has time to chill down completely.

    Vegan Coconut Banana Cream Pie Recipe is:

    • Healthier than traditional cream pie
    • Easy to make!
    • Gluten free
    • Dairy free
    • Vegan

    I can't believe that it is already mid November! Thanksgiving is in less than two weeks and that means pies galore! I wanted to create a couple of new Thanksgiving pie recipes for this year that had a healthier twist to them.

    Last year I made a healthy chocolate pudding pie in a wheat flour crust and it was a hit! This year I am experimenting with an almond flour pie crust and some healthier pie fillings. First up this year is a healthy coconut banana cream pie.

    HEALTHY VEGAN COCONUT BANANA CREAM PIE INGREDIENTS

    • Coconut milk. I use full fat canned coconut milk in my vegan coconut cream pudding. The full fat in the coconut milk helps to help the pie hold its form when you slice it. Plus, it helps give it a really creamy texture.
    • Almond milk. I used unsweetened almond milk in this recipe. I have also used soy milk, which tastes really good too and thickens well with the arrowroot starch. If you like a bit more of a vanilla flavor in your vegan coconut cream pie pie, pick vanilla almond or vanilla soy milk.
    • Arrowroot starch. This helps to thicken the dairy free coconut cream pie filling. Arrowroot comes from the roots of the arrowroot plant. 🙂 If you don't have arrowroot starch, or can't find it, you can substitute regular corn starch!
    • Maple Syrup or Honey. I used raw honey in this pie, which has more beneficial properties than pasteurized honey. If you want to keep all the benefits of raw honey, stir it in at the end after the pudding has cooled a bit. Heat can destroy the beneficial properties of honey. For those following my vegan cream pie recipe, substitute coconut sugar or maple syrup at a 1:1 ratio.
    • Vanilla extract. Make sure to buy pure organic vanilla extract.
    • Pink sea salt. I use pink salt in all my cooking and baking, it is unbleached an unrefined. You can use it at a 1:1 ratio of conventional table salt.
    • Unsweetened coconut flakes. I always like to start with unsweetened ingredients, and add in sweetener to taste. You have much more control over the sugar you are eating if you do it this way.

    Traditional Coconut Banana Cream Pie ingredients: 4 fresh sliced bananas, filling (sugar, cornstarch, salt, whole milk, eggs, butter, vanilla, sweetened shredded coconut), whipped topping (heavy cream, powdered sugar), toasted coconut topping (sweetened shredded coconut)

    Healthy Coconut Banana Cream Pie ingredients: 3 fresh sliced bananas, filling (coconut milk, almond milk, arrowroot starch, honey, pure vanilla extract, pink sea salt, unsweetened shredded coconut), whipped topping (coconut milk), toasted coconut (unsweetened shredded coconut)

    coconut banana cream pie ingredients

    IS BANANA CREAM PIE GOOD FOR YOU?

    If your banana cream pie contains fresh banana chunks and not just processed banana flavored pudding, then yes you will get healthy benefits like vitamin C and potassium.

    For even more healthy benefits, follow my healthy banana cream pie recipe here that has so many healthy ingredients and health benefits!

    HOW TO MAKE THE BEST COCONUT BANANA CREAM PIE

    1. Make sure to chill your pie crust before you bake it. Chilling your pie crust really helps the pie crust to hold its form when it bakes. You don't want to end up with a pie crust that has a collapsed side!
    2. Use pie weights. Placing pie weights on the bottom of your pie crust while it bakes is another way to ensure that your pie crust holds its form.
    3. Use just ripened bananas. Don't use the bananas that are super ripe and have brown spots all over them in your banana cream pie which tend to get mushy. Just ripe (yellow) bananas hold their texture a lot better on the bottom of your pie than the super ripe (brown) ones.
    4. Let your banana cream filling cool before you add it to the pie shell. This helps the pie shell not get too soggy under the filling. Once the filling is cooled, add the sliced bananas to your pie crust, then your filling.
    5. Add the whipped topping and toasted coconut just before serving. Fresh whipped cream, whether you are using traditional or a dairy free whipped cream is always better! You can toast the coconut flakes beforehand so that they are ready to sprinkle on the top of the whipped cream.
    6. Use a medium low speed on your mixer to make your whipped cream. When you use a super fast speed (whether with a standing mixer or a hand held mixer), it will incorporate larger bubbles into your whipped cream, which will not hold up as well as the smaller bubbles a lower speed creates.
    7. Make sure to cool your coconut flakes before adding them on top of the whipped cream. Hot coconut flakes can melt the whipped cream and deflate it! And you will end up with super flat cream.
    healthy vegan coconut banana cream pie

    WHAT KIND OF PIE CRUST SHOULD I USE FOR MY HEALTHY COCONUT BANANA CREAM PIE?

    In a traditional coconut banana cream pie, a white flour crust is made with butter, salt, and water. Now I'm not saying a slice of pie is bad, but I like to make a healthier substitutes where I can (especially if you won't even notice the difference anyway!).

    For this pie, you can use either a traditional pie crust, or one of my healthy pie crusts:

    • Almond Flour Crust
    • Gluten Free Pie Crust
    • Healthy Wheat Flour Pie Crust made with just 4 ingredients: white wheat flour, vegan (or organic) butter, pink sea salt, and water.

    Bake your pie crust until it is golden brown before adding in your bananas and coconut cream filling. Baking times may vary, but my healthier pie crust goes for about 20-25 minutes in the oven at 350 degrees to give you an idea.

    Make sure to cool your pie crust completely before adding your bananas and coconut cream filling.

    HOW TO MAKE VEGAN COCONUT BANANA CREAM PIE FILLING

    In a medium sized sauce pan, add:

    • 13 oz can of full fat coconut milk
    • 1 ½ cup almond milk (or milk of choice)
    • ¼ cup arrowroot starch or corn starch
    • ⅓ cup honey (or maple syrup)
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • ¼ teaspoon of pink sea salt.

    NOTE: if you are using raw honey and want to preserve the health benefits, wait until the end when the filling is cooling to stir in the honey. Heat can destroy the health benefits in raw honey.

    Using a wire whisk, stir the coconut cream pudding mixture constantly over medium heat until it is thick and bubbly. It should be the consistency of thick pudding. If you notice that your pudding is not thickening, add more of the starch. Depending on the brand of the almond milk you use, it may be a little bit thinner or thicker.

    coconut cream filling
    coconut cream filling

    Once your coconut cream filling is thick, remove it from the heat. Stir in the 1 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes.

    Allow your filling to cool completely before adding it to the pie crust.

    HOW TO ASSEMBLE MY HEALTHY COCONUT BANANA CREAM PIE

    STEP 1: SLICE BANANAS IN COOLED PIE CRUST

    Once your pie crust and filling are cool, slice 3 bananas into the bottom of your baked and cooled pie crust.

    STEP 2: ADD COCONUT CREAM PIE PUDDING

    Pour the coconut cream filling over the top of the bananas.

    Chill your pie in the fridge overnight so that it can firm up completely before adding the toppings.

    STEP 3: ADD COCONUT BANANA CREAM PIE TOPPINGS

    Once your pie is chilled, either 2 hours up to overnight, you can add the whipped topping. Do not add whipped cream on top of warm pie or it will melt and lose its whip.

    1. WHIPPED CREAM

    You can make a classic whipped cream, or make my coconut whipped cream if you are looking for a healthier twist on a whipped topping. I like to make whipped topping without sugar, and if I am craving a bit more sweets, I'll add in a little coconut sugar.

    2. TOASTED COCONUT

    Like a baking sheet with parchment paper and put your oven on the broil high setting. Spread the coconut flakes on the parchment paper. Broil them for 1-3 minutes or until golden brown.

    Make sure to let the toasted coconut flakes cool before adding them to your whipped topping!

    coconut flakes on a baking sheet
    before toasting
    toasted coconut flakes on a baking sheet
    after toasting

    Pile your chilled banana coconut cream pie with the fresh whipped cream, and top with the cooled toasted coconut.

    Slice and enjoy!

    This pie stays fresh in the fridge for up to 3 days!

    healthy coconut banana cream pie

    FAQ'S

    Frequently asked questions about my healthy vegan coconut banana cream pie recipe.

    IS BANANA CREAM PIE GOOD AFTER A WEEK?

    Banana cream pie stays fresh for up to 3 days so after a week it should be tossed.

    HOW MANY CARBS ARE IN A HOMEMADE BANANA CREAM PIE?

    My healthy vegan coconut banana cream pie has 45 grams of carbs in each slice about ⅛th of the pie.

    HOW MANY CALORIES ARE IN BANANA PUDDING PIE?

    1 slice has about 578 calories.

    Healthy pie recipes you might enjoy:

    1. Gluten Free Pie Crust
    2. Almond Flour Pie Crust
    3. Wheat Flour Pie Crust
    4. Apple Pie Cheesecake
    5. Chocolate Pudding Pie
    6. Healthy Pumpkin Pie
    7. Vegan Key Lime Pie

    If you try this Vegan Coconut Banana Cream Pie Recipe, please let me know your thoughts by leaving a rating and comment below! Ready for more? Subscribe to my newsletter or follow along on Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube!

    healthy coconut banana cream pie

    Coconut Banana Cream Pie (Healthy & Vegan!)

    Healthy coconut banana cream pie! My healthy banana cream pie is gluten free dairy free and vegan friendly. This delicious and easy coconut banana cream pie recipe is made with a flaky pie crust, topped with fresh bananas, homemade no bake coconut cream filling, and piled high with coconut whipped cream and toasted coconut flakes! Your Thanksgiving dessert table just got so much better with this secretly healthy Thanksgiving pie recipe!
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Chilling time 8 hrs
    Total Time 8 hrs 30 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 people
    Calories 578 kcal

    Equipment

    • wire whisk
    • medium sauce pan
    • pie dish
    • hand held beater or standing mixer
    • sheet pan & parchment paper

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 prepared pie crust I used a white wheat flour crust
    • 3 bananas not too spotty

    For the healthy coconut cream pudding

    • 13 oz can full fat coconut milk
    • 1 ½ cups almond milk can sub any type of milk
    • ¼ cup arrowroot starch
    • ⅓ cup honey or maple syrup see note in the directions
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ¼ teaspoon pink sea salt
    • 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes

    For the vegan coconut whipped topping:

    • 13 oz can full fat coconut milk, chilled overnight or use any whipped topping

    For the toasted coconut flakes:

    • 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes

    Instructions
     

    • Prepare your pie crust and allow it to cool completely after baking.
      Gluten free pie crust recipe

    For the coconut cream pudding:

    • In a medium sized saucepan, add fat coconut milk, almond milk, arrowroot starch, maple syrup or honey, vanilla extract, and sea salt.
      Cook and stir with a wire whisk over medium heat until it is thick and bubbly. The texture should be a pudding consistency.
      healthy vegan coconut cream pudding in saucepan
    • Once your pudding is thick, remove it from heat and stir in 1 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes.
      Allow your pudding to cool completely before adding it to your pie shell.
      coconut cream filling
    • Slice 3 bananas into the bottom of the cooked and cooled pie shell.
      Next, add the cooled coconut cream filling.
      Place your pie in the refrigerator overnight to firm up completely.
      sliced bananas in baked pie shell

    For the coconut whipped topping:

    • Scrape the hard portion of the can of coconut milk into the bowl of a standing mixer (or a bowl if you are using a hand held mixer). Beat on low speed until the mixture is thick and creamy.
      Alternatively, you can use they type of whipped topping that you like (homemade or store bought!)
      homemade coconut whipped cream

    For the toasted coconut flakes:

    • Turn oven on broil.
      toasted coconut flakes
    • Add 1 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes to a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
      Spread the coconut flakes evenly across the baking sheet.
      Broil on high for 1-2 minutes until they are golden brown.
      Remove from the oven.
      Allow the coconut flakes to cool completely.
      toasted coconut flakes on a baking sheet

    Topping your banana cream pie:

    • Pile whipped topping on top of the chilled coconut cream filling.
      Serve chilled and enjoy!
      This pie stays fresh in the fridge for ~3-4 days.
      coconut banana cream pie healthy

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    Notes

    FOR VEGAN COCONUT BANANA CREAM PIE- Make sure to use plant based milk option and maple syrup or coconut sugar.
    FOR DAIRY FREE COCONUT BANANA CREAM PIE- All ingredients in the recipe card are dairy free friendly.
    STORAGE- Store coconut banana cream pie covered with parchment paper in the fridge for up to 3 days.
    If you are using raw honey and want to keep the health benefits, wait until the end when the pudding is cooling to stir your honey in. High heat can destroy the beneficial compounds in honey.
    Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1slice coconut banana cream pieCalories: 578kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 7gFat: 44gPotassium: 373mgFiber: 8gSugar: 11.5gVitamin C: 2mgIron: 7mg
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    Comments

    1. Christie

      November 18, 2020 at 1:48 am

      5 stars
      Looks incredible Rosemary! I love that whipped coconut cream on top! Totally heavenly!

    2. [email protected]

      November 18, 2020 at 3:23 pm

      awwwe thank you Christie!! Thanksgiving is the best time of the year for pie making hehe <3

    3. Anna

      April 16, 2022 at 7:02 pm

      can you sub cornstarch for the arrowroot powder?

    4. Rosemary

      April 17, 2022 at 4:23 pm

      yes definitely! Corn starch tends to thicken faster than arrowroot so make sure you stir it the whole time until it is thick!

    5. Erin

      November 08, 2022 at 1:03 pm

      5 stars
      Wow wow wow!! I can’t believe how delicious and creamy this was and it still had healthy ingredients!! Thank you for a healthy delicious pie recipe my family is loving this thanksgiving season!!

    6. Faith

      November 08, 2022 at 1:04 pm

      5 stars
      This was sooo good!! And the coconut cream whipped cream!! Like icing on a cake!! Thank you!

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