raw banana cream pie

225 g raw macadamia nuts or cashews, divided [approx 1 1/2 c, heaped]
1/2 c coconut oil, melted
100 g dry figs, fresh dates or a combination [approx 6 figs or 7 dates]
scant 1/4 c lemon juice
1 ripe banana
1/2 c coconut milk
1/2 c rice or nut milk
2 tsp vanilla bean paste
1/2 tsp sea salt

soak some nuts overnight, rinse, drain.

Grind soaked and un-soaked nuts to a rough paste. Add coconut oil, blend to a smooth paste. Add figs/dates, blend until very smooth. Add lemon juice and one banana, blend smooth. Add milks, vanilla and salt, blend until well combined.

eat with bananas, or layer with sliced bananas in a pie crust or chopped nuts in a pie tin for banana cream pie. the person who blogged this also has a raw pie crust recipe.

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