It would be helpful if you could post the recipe, or supply a link to it. Otherwise it's really difficult to suggest alterations.

I remember my mother making "Dream Pies" using a quick-to-bake pastry crust or graham cracker crumb crust (she made her own, but you can purchase commercial graham cracker crusts). Dream Pies were made with Dream Whip (and it's still available in the baking supply isle) and Instant Pudding. You can still find recipes on-line.

And don't forget Icebox Pies. Just using the word "icebox" says it all for how long ago that was :-).

Here's a sample of an "icebox pie" from Cooks.com:

PINEAPPLE ICEBOX PIE

1 small can crushed pineapple, drained
2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened in microwave 45 seconds
1 small container Cool Whip (not cheap kind)
1 tbsp. sugar
1 graham cracker pie crust

Soften cream cheese in microwave for 45 seconds. Add drained pineapple and sugar. Mix well. Fold in Cool Whip. Cheaper brands are watery and pie will not set up. Place in graham cracker pie shell and chill one hour minimum.

-Grainlady

Here is our favorite no-bake pie--

CHERRY CREAM PIE
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1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 (15 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla
1 can cherry pie filling
1 graham cracker pie crust

Soften cream cheese to room temperature and then beat until fluffy. Gradually add milk while mixing. Blend well. Add lemon juice and vanilla. Pour into crust and chill for 2 hours in refrigerator (do not freeze). Add cherry pie filling to top. Keep in refrigerator.

The recipe just said to put in blender:
3 med bananas
1C peanut butter
3T almond milk
1/4 t. salt
Pour into a cookie crust
Top with semi sweet chips
Freeze

papillon1-

Thanks for taking the time to post the recipe. I think I'll give it a try using PB2 or another brand of powdered peanut butter and make a gluten-free nut crust, but make it in a small tart pan using 1 banana and 1/3 c. peanut butter.

If the bananas are sweet, it should be sweet enough without added sweetener. I'd also try the recipe as-is once, then make changes the next time. When you serve it and decide it isn't sweet enough, you could always drizzle a little agave nectar, honey, palm nectar, maple syrup (etc.) over the top. You could also make a sweetened cream cheese LAYER and top it with the banana/peanut butter mixture, as another future option.

-Grainlady

I make a similar concoction and freeze in little paper cups to make home made popsicle-y type things. Does not need sugar due to the banana's sweetness and when you blend them in with the other stuff it gets distributed throughout the mixture.

Thanks for the ideas!