Three simple ingredients are all you need to make these easy and delicious Banana Pie Bites. Drizzle with Nutella or top with cinnamon sugar!
I do not deal well with change. I am a creature of habit, and any change in my routine causes stress and anxiety, so you can imagine what moving into a new house was like. Levels of excitement, anxiety, and exhaustion have left me feeling what I can best describe as jet-lagged for the past few days. Groggy, achy, and just off my game. Thankfully, I finally feel somewhat human again today.
The move went as smoothly as it could, really, which was a welcome change from our last one. The only damper on things (literally) was the afternoon downpour which we really could have done without. Our poor movers got so soaked! As did our boxes. Luckily, they had wrapped all of our furniture.
We’ve made a decent dent in unpacking the boxes so far, and the main rooms are set up. I still need to organize all my baking crap (SO MUCH OF IT) and my photography room, which is in need of some shelving and a table. I will post pics once it’s all set up! In the meantime, on to these Banana Pie Bites!
This is not a typical Liv for Cake recipe, but who am I to deny you something so easy and delicious? The inspiration for these Banana Pie Bites came from a recent post I saw for Banana Sushi. I did not know banana sushi was a thing, but there you have it. And apparently it’s popular!
Bananas wrapped in tortillas aren’t really my kinda thing though, so I thought I’d experiment a bit and try wrapping them in pre-made pie crusts before baking them. I expected it to be a pretty epic fail, to be honest, so I only baked up one little bite to see how it would turn out. While baking, the crust shrank a bit but the banana did not. Ugh. It did not look good.
Thankfully, after cooling just slightly on a baking sheet, the banana shrank and matched the pie crust perfectly. Success! The rest of the bites promptly went into the oven.
These Banana Pie Bites are super easy to make. Literally 10mins (tops) of prep time then just chill and bake. You can top with whatever you desire or leave them plain. I sprinkled some granulated sugar on top before baking and then drizzled with Nutella afterwards, but they would be just as delicious sprinkled with cinnamon sugar or dipped in chocolate. The possibilities are almost endless.
You will love this simple and delicious dessert. Perfect for those mid-morning snacks and a great kid-friendly back to school treat!
Banana Pie Bites
Ingredients
Bites:
- 1 11″ pie crust store bought or homemade
- 3 bananas small
- 1 egg whisked with a bit of milk or water
Toppings (optional):
- 1/4 cup Nutella warmed up
- Coarse sugar
- Cinnamon sugar
- Melted chocolate
Instructions
- Unroll pie crust and cut in half. Wrap one banana in each half, trim excess and pinch to seal. Reroll scraps and wrap remaining banana.
- Cut into 1″ pieces and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Refrigerate for 30mins.
- Preheat oven to 400F. Brush pie crusts with egg wash and sprinkle bananas with coarse sugar or cinnamon sugar if desired.
- Bake for 15-20mins or until golden. Broil for 2 mins if desired to caramelize sugar.
- Cool and drizzle with Nutella or melted chocolate if desired.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
Karly says
These little guys look amazing!! What a way to celebrate surviving the move! You go girl, you go!
Olivia says
Thanks so much Karly! 😀 <3
Kristen Chidsey says
Moving can be so hard!! We moved last year and even though it was a company move with professional movers, it took me a month to be back in my game. Okay, truth be told–I still have boxes 🙂
But these little bites are pure joy!
Olivia says
Thanks Kristen! I am SO hoping we get through the rest of the boxes this weekend. Fingers crossed!
Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com says
These are so darling, and I love how easy they are! It’s funny that I love to bake for my blog, but when company’s coming over, I’m like, what dessert can I pull from the freezer and throw on the table? 😂 So having some fast and easy desserts in the repertoire is essential! Good luck finishing the unpacking, it’s such a brutal job but feels so amazing when it’s done!
Olivia says
I legit wanted to buy dessert this weekend to take over to my parents — I totally get it!! Haha. And thanks! xo <3
olga says
Easy, fast, clean and delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it has everithing!!!!!!!!!! top recepie….
Kisses
Olivia says
Thanks Olga!! I hope you try these 🙂
Oli says
I like your recipies and that’s why I did sign up for your news letter, but I am not sure if anybody ever told you that you have rediculous amount of adds on every single page. I am scrolling and scrolling down to get to the actual recipe and it is all advertizing! I get it you get money that way, but there should be a reasonable amount of adds, not a majority of your content.
Olivia says
Hi Oli! I am sorry you found the experience less than wonderful. Running this site costs quite a bit of money, and in order to offer recipes to my readers for free, I run ads to offset the cost. I wish I didn’t have to run them at all, honestly! But it is what it is for now. I will pass your feedback along to my ad network.
Jacquie says
Ok Olivia, you move, unpack and come up with this fabulous recipe? How do you do that? I’m liking the ease of this recipe plus the Nutella!! I can’t wait to make these!!!
Olivia says
Thanks so much Jacquie! I hope you love this one, it’s so easy!!