Almond Butter Banana Protein Pie!

This is what happened what I got home yesterday evening...

Yesterday I took the evening off from the gym. When I have evenings off from the gym during the week (which isn't a lot) I like to get creative in the kitchen. I have been craving a new dessert. I love almond butter and I had some bananas that need to be used before they went bad. Thus I put my thinking cap on and created a fabulous new recipe. I think you guys will love it. It's super easy to prepare and requires no baking. This will make a great break option for me since I am not a huge breakfast person. Also, if you make this without the crust, it is only 80 calories a slice! Wow!

What you need:

• Reduced far graham cracker crust (optional)
• 3 bananas 
• 1 scoop of protein powder (I used SNI Cake Batter flavored whey)
• 1/4 cup of PB2
• Two packs of almond butter (or two tablespoons)
• You can use all peanut butter if you wish; almond butter is healthier though. I used PB2 (instead of all almond butter) in the recipe to save on calories, fat, etc. 
• 3/4 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
• 2 squirts of Stevia (or 2 packs)
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• Dark chocolate morsels (optional)

What you do:

• Slice one and a half of the bananas 
• Place sliced bananas and 1/4 cup of almond milk into a blender and mix until smooth
• Pour mixture into a large bowl
• Slice the remaining banana and a half 
• Place sliced bananas and 1/2 cup of almond milk into the blender and blend until smooth
• Pour the mixture into the same large bowl.
• Add the rest of ingredients into the same large bowl.

• Mix everything together either with a large spoon  until smooth OR by placing all of the ingredients back into blender 
• Pour mixture into pie crust

• Place into freezer for 3-4 hours
• Enjoy!
• I recommend keeping the pie in the freezer and taking a slice as needed. It thaws quickly and could melt.

Nutrition information
This will vary based on ingredient variations and brands used. This is to be used a guide only.

• Serving size: 1 slice. Servings per pie: 8
• Calories: 180
• Fat: 8g
• Carbohydrates: 19g
• Fiber: 2g
• Protein: 8g

• If you make this without the crust:
• Calories: 80
• Fat: 5.5g
• Carbohydrates: 4g
• Fiber: 2g
• Protein: 7g