RE: crockpot

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This sounds great! Does anyone have any good crockpot recipes? I have one I've never used and think it would be great for winter dinners, and also cut down on the early evening craziness with my kids if I could get dinner going in the morning!

 

Amy

 

Krista Toupin [krista]Friday, November 10, 2000 4:32 PM Subject: Re: Banana Cream PieIMCristen wrote: Does anyone have a recipie for banana cream pie or chocolate cream pie? ThanxI haven't tried banana cream pie yet, although I've been planning to. Chocolate cream pie, however, is one of the *easiest* vegan desserts I make, and always the most popular among non-veg*ns (they'll never guess it's tofu if you don't tell 'em!). It's super-creamy and extremely rich and chocolatey. Here's what you do: Take 2 boxes of firm or extra-firm *silken* tofu (the type in an aseptic box on the shelf). Put them in a blender or food processor (I put them in a bowl and blend with my hand blender), and blend until completely smooth - about 2-3 minutes. In a double boiler or in the microwave (stirring often), melt about 2 cups of chocolate chips. Blend the melted chocolate into the tofu. Pour the tofu mixture into a prepared pie crust and chill for several hours or until set. You can vary this very easily - here are some ideas: -add a tablespoon or two of hazelnut extract, peppermint extract, rum or banana, or any other extract you think goes well with chocolate into the tofu mixture. -for a delicious chocolate peanut butter pie, heat half a cup of peanut butter until softened and spread over the bottom of the pie shell before pouring in the tofu mixture. Alternatively, you can just blend the peanut butter directly into the tofu mixture. I've made a wonderful chocolate-banana cream pie by laying sliced banana in the bottom of the pie shell, and then adding a chocolate-banana mixture (using banana extract as outlined above). Garnish with toasted shredded coconut, if desired. One thing I've been planning on trying is using chopped hazelnuts in the tofu mixture itself; I imagine this would work quite well. And it's possible that adding chopped banana to the tofu (I'd be sure to use extra-firm tofu) and blending this instead of using chocolate would work as well, although I'm not sure it wouldn't taste a bit tofu-ish. A bit extra banana essence might counter that, though. Let us know if you try it! Best of luck, Krista -- Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead Why Vegan? http://www.veganoutreach.org/wv/