Microwave Lighter Chocolate Or Banana Cream Pie Filling

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar (or 1/3 c sugar and 1/8 teas pure stevia powder)
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 cups milk
• 2 eggs, i use eggs or 3 egg whites
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (9 inch) pie crusts, pre baked (i use oreo crust with the chocolate variation)

Recipe

• 1 in microwaveable bowl, mix sugar, flour, and salt. in a separate bowl whisk milk and eggs or egg whites. add to dry ingredients.
• 2 microwave on high 2 minutes and stir.
• 3 return to microwave for 1 minute intervals, stirring in between, until custard starts to cook. there will be a ring of cooked custard around the edges, i usually stop cooking when the ring is 1-2 inches (do not overcook or it will be lumpy when you try to stir it.
• 4 remove from micro wave and add butter and vanilla. cool slightly and pour into pie crust.
• 5 chocolate variation: add 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips with the vanilla and stir until evenly melted. pour into crust.
• 6 banana variation: slice 2-3 bananas into bottom of pie crust, before pouring filling over, garnish with more bananas on top.