Want To Try Something Crazy?

Today I made this.

But this isn't a lime pie. Or a vanilla pudding pie with some green dye. It's an Avocado Pie. Yup. You read it right. Avocado. These babies:

And it was so yummy. Yup. Yummy. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! {Yes, I know it’s not April Fools Day. This really isn’t a joke.}

Here’s how you can take a trip to Crazyville as well. {This is a better photo than mine, since I have no sunlight at my house.}

 

Ingredients
2 peeled avocados
½ cup fresh lemon juice
14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
9" graham cracker crust
whipped cream

Instructions
In a blender put the peeled avocado and ½ cup lemon juice. Pulse a couple of times. Add condensed milk and blend till creamy. Pour into the pie shell and refrigerate for 1 hour. Add whipped cream when serving.

Peanut Butter–Chocolate Banana Pie

Since I made 2 of these this week, (I LOVE this pie) I thought I should share the recipe. I’ve shared it with you before, but now I have pics with my cute helper.

ingredients:

1 graham cracker crust

1 1/2 squares BAKER’s Semi Sweet Chocolate

1/2 cup peanut butter

2 bananas, cut lengthwise in half, then crosswise into quarters

1 pkg Vanilla pudding (large 6 servings one)

1 1/2 cups milk

2 cups whipped cream, divided

make it:

lay the cut bananas in the base of pie crust.

Take 1 chocolate square and grate it for a second. Just enough to get a desired amount of shavings for the top of the pie. Set aside shavings.

Place Peanut Butter and remaining chocolate squares in a bowl and microwave for 1 minute. Stir. Microwave 1 more minute. Stir.

Pour chocolate mixture over bananas in pie crust. Try to cover the bananas as best you can.

Get a cute 4 year old to help you mix the pudding mix and milk.

Let her stir in about 1 1/2 cups whipped cream into the pudding.

Ignore her when she says that will make the pudding “disgusting”. Let her lick the bowl to prove her wrong.

Pour the pudding/whipped cream mixture over top of chocolate bananas.

Top with remaining whipped cream and some shaved chocolate.

Refrigerate for 3 hours . . . if you can wait that long.

Pie Crust

Our family believes that a million pies at Thanksgiving is a must! {and layered Jell-O} This year, at our trial run with Jayson’s parents, I made apple, pumpkin {from a whole pumpkin} and my favorite – Chocolate, Peanut Butter Banana Pie. {I just use a premade graham cracker crust when making this. Super easy.}

This year the apple was the best ever. I blame the crust! Here’s the crust recipe. Jayson usually makes the crust for me!



2 cups flour
1/2 cup cake flour
3 tsp powdered sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1/4 cup salted butter
pinch salt
1 egg
3 tsp vinegar
1/4 cup ice cold water

Using a pasty blender, blend the flours, sugar, shortening, butter and salt. Whisk the egg, vinegar and water in a 2 cup measure and pour over the dry ingredients incorporating all the liquid without overworking the dough. Toss the additional flour over the ball of dough and chill if possible. Divide the dough into 2, for a top and bottom or 2 tops.