Adapted from Derrick's mom's recipe:

Derrick says, "I got the recipe my mom used for French Silk pie. I'm shocked. It's 1 pound butter, 1 cup sugar, 4 eggs, some squares of chocolate, and you just beat the hell out of it and refrigerate it with a pie crust and whipped cream."

The vegan reduced-fat version:

• 16 oz applesauce
• 1 cup sugar (read this first)
• 4 bananas
• chocolate

Blend the above mercilessly. If you don't have a blender, melt the chocolate and beat it in with the rest.

Pour into the pie crust of your choice; makes an 8" pie.

Refrigerate for at least 12 hours before eating.

Comments:

Naturally you can taste the difference, but it's good enough that a non-vegan proceeded directly to the refrigerator for seconds without passing GO or collecting $200.

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