Banana Cream Pie (Reduced Sugar)

Name: Banana Cream Pie (Reduced Sugar)
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 5 , very ripe bananas; ¼ cup (1½ ounces), Sucanat; 6 , large egg yolks; 3 tablespoons, cornstarch; 2½ cups, half-and-half; ¼ teaspoon, salt; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces and chilled; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon, lemon juice; 1 recipe, recipe, baked and cooled; 1 tablespoon, Sucanat; ¾ cup, heavy cream; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; Pinch , salt

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SERVES8

TIME1¼ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

Sugar19 grams (down from 40)

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Naturally Sweet

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted a silky-smooth low-sugar filling that would be packed with tons of banana flavor. To boost the pastry cream's flavor, we pureed a couple of the bananas and incorporated the puree into the cream. But while tasters appreciated the i...

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