"Make this pie a day ahead and you have the perfect dessert for a hot summer day, topped with freshly whipped cream and toasted coconut. If it’s too hot to turn on the oven, use a prepared chocolate pie crust and toast the coconut garnish in the microwave...."
INGREDIENTS
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Ingredients for Chocolate Wafer Crust
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22 chocolate wafer cookies crushed
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1/4 cup sugar
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3 tablespoons softened butter
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Ingredients for Filling
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3 ounces semisweet baking chocolate
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1 tablespoon nonfat milk
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1 tablespoon butter
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2-3 bananas sliced
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1 1/2 cups cold nonfat milk
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1 3.5-ounce package instant banana cream pudding mix
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1 1/2 cups flaked coconut plus 3 tablespoons flaked coconut, toasted
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1 1/2 cups cold whipped cream
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1/4 cup powdered sugar
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1 teaspoon rum or coconut extract (optional)