This gluten-free banana black bottom pie is rich, decadent and oh so delicious! This is one special treat that everyone will love.
This gluten-free banana black bottom pie is literally one of my favorite desserts ever! My mom used to make it for us on special occasions and truly, nothing compares.
This gluten-free banana black bottom pie is literally one of my favorite desserts ever! My mom used to make it for us on special occasions and truly, nothing compares.Gluten-free banana black bottom pie is a crowd favorite. Between the rich chocolate cookie crumb crust and the smooth and creamy homemade pudding, you are going to swoon with each and every bite. Of course, the fluffy whipped cream, chocolate shavings and fresh strawberries lend another depth of flavor that you just can’t get enough of.
Not only is this dessert delicious, it is also really beautiful to serve up to guests at your next gathering. As a whole it looks pretty on your favorite cake stand but each individual slice also looks gorgeous as well with the many layers.
Years ago, my family and I used to enjoy a tasty black bottom pie from one of our favorite local restaurants, Snake Creek Grill in Utah. After going gluten-free both my mom and I missed this dessert so much. We just couldn’t handle not ever having it again.
Thank goodness for me, my mom created this delectable gluten-free black bottom pie rendition. It certainly ends up being much cheaper than the $7 a slice we used to pay for it which is a plus. This is definitely a dessert we all ask for often. 
Be sure to snag your copy of Gluten-Free on a Budget that my mom and I published and is full of over 100 delicious gluten-free recipes. You can get a copy HERE. 
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Gluten-Free Banana Black Bottom Pie
Ingredients
- 3 C gluten-free crushed chocolate wafer cookies
- 4 T sugar
- 3/4 C butter melted
- 8 oz. chocolate chips
- 4 oz. heavy cream
- 2 C milk divided
- 2 C heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 C sugar
- 2 T butter
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 C sugar
- 6 T cornstarch
- 1 tsp. gluten-free banana extract
- 2-3 bananas
- 1 T lemon juice
- 16 oz. whipping cream
- 1/2 C powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. gluten-free vanilla
- small chocolate bar and fresh strawberries to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Combine cookie crumbs and sugar in a bowl
- Pour melted butter over crumbs and mix together
- Press into the bottom and up the sides of a spring form pan
- Bake 8-10 minutes
- In a saucepan, heat chocolate chips and 4 oz. cream until melted, stirring constantly
- Pour into cookie crumb crust and let cool (If you want a thicker ganache, add more in 2 to 1 ratios)
- In a saucepan on low heat, heat 1 C milk, 2 C whipping cream, 3/4 C sugar and butter
- In another bowl, cream together egg yolks and 1/2 C sugar
- Whisk into hot cream mixture
- Allow mixture to cook, stirring frequently, until it starts to thicken (make sure heat is very low)
- Mix reserved milk and cornstarch together
- Slowly whisk into the hot mixture
- Whisking constantly, making sure to blend bottom and sides, and continue cooking until mixture is a thick pudding then remove from heat
- As the pudding starts to cool, place plastic wrap on top to avoid filming then continue cooling in fridge
- Slice bananas an toss with lemon juice
- Pat dry with a paper towel
- Line bananas on top of cooled ganache then pour cooled pudding over top and place in fridge to continue cooling
- When ready to serve, prepare whipped cream by adding all ingredients together and whipping until peaks form
- Spread whipped cream over pudding and garnish with shaved chocolate and strawberries
- Remove sides of spring form pan and slide pie from bottom onto a serving plate
Nutrition
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Sydney Wynne says
This is my ALL time favorite dessert! Its also my dads (who is not gluten-free) favorite. This will be a recipe that I make often!
Starla says
This looks so delicious. I will make a German chocolate cake if I win!
Rust says
I’ll make cheesecake, and lots of cookies.
Karla R. says
I would make some brownies.
Anita Jude says
I would make cupcakes or cake with it
Melissa Craig says
gluten free bread
Elicia p says
Bread, doing it by hand gets old and tiresome.
Erin M says
I would start with butter cookies.
Jenny Ham says
Chocolate cake is what I would make first
laura bernard says
I would make brownies for sure!
Starla says
Holy moly that looks delicious! If I were to win I would definitely make my Nana’s better than “everything’ cake first. She passed away last year and her baking and cooking was out of this world. I would definitely try out her cake which we both loved making together!
Sarah Hayes says
my daughter would be sooo happy to have this! she wants to be a baker when she grows up and loves to make anything she can for others. Id love to encourage her generous spirit by having a better mixer than the hand mixer my parents got as a wedding gift over 40 years ago lol. she would make brownies with sprinkles