pumpkin pie recipe

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I'm not one to try something the first time for guests but for you hearty, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants folks I offer:

Heart Healthy Pumpkin Pie Recipe

8 Servings

Ingredients:

2/3 cup sugar
1/2 ts ground cinnamon
1/2 ts ground ginger
1/2 ts ground nutmeg
1 pinch ground cloves
1 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1 1/2 cup fat-free evaporated milk
1/4 cup brandy
3 lg egg whites; slightly beaten
1 ts vanilla extract
1/2 ts orange zest (grated rind)
1 low fat; (9-inch) pie shell

Instructions for Heart Healthy Pumpkin Pie

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl combine sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Add pumpkin, evaporated milk, brandy, egg whites, vanilla and orange zest. Beat until smooth. Pour into pie shell. Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake for 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts:

Per serving: 216 calories (21% from fat)
6 grams: protein
33 grams: carbohydrates
2 milligrams: cholesterol
5 grams: total fat (1 gram saturated fat, 2 grams polyunsaturated fat, 2 grams monounsaturated fat)
2 grams: fiber
190 milligrams: sodium

Source: The New American Heart Association Cookbook: 25th anniversary edition (Times Books)

[Sarah]

Re: pumpkin pie recipe

I can't have dairy or gluten so I'm using coconut milk instead of evaporated and a coconut crust (butter and coconut pressed into pie tin, baked for 15ish minutes at 325. I also leave out the brandy.

You can also crush ginger snaps and mix with fat free spread and push into a pie tin, too. That makes a nice crust.