Friday, October 17, 2008

Recipe Friday - Autumn Pumpkin Pie, Big D Friendly

In honor of the Fall season and a sweet friend, a wonderful pie recipe that's easy on the Big D.

Filling for Autumn Pumpkin Pie - a low calorie, low fat recipe for pumpkin pie

1 can pumpkin
1/2 cup of egg substitute OR 2 egg white and one yolk
1/2 cup sugar plus 6 packets of Equal
1 tsp of cinnamon, ginger, cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 - 12 ounce can of skimmed evaporated milk

Mix pumpkin with eggs then add milk. Mix dry ingredients and carefully add to wet.


Crust - a low calorie, low fat recipe for pumpkin pie

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 Tablespoons of low-fat margarine OR refrigerated butter spray (0 calories type)
4 Tablespoons of ice water
2 - 9 " pie plates

Combine ingredients, form ball, roll out between two pieces of waxed paper that have been lightly dusted with flour.

Spray pie plate with no-calorie cooking spray and carefully transfer crust. Fill with prepared filling and place into a 425 degree preheated oven for about 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees and cook for about 30 minutes longer.


Topping - a low calorie, low fat recipe for pumpkin pie

1 small container of lite whipped topping
cinnamon

Slice chilled pie and top with the lite topping and a small dusting of cinnamon if desired.

Makes 2 pies, or 16 servings for about 150 calories per slice.

Enjoy!



3 comments:

Alana said...

You are so sweet! Thank you! Hopefully this is better than the Diet Coke Brownies I attempted yesterday...blech!

Josh and Lane Whitlock said...

OH MY!! Well, I hear you look GREAT! I can't wait to see you...HOTT STUFF! So, I say if you want, you can splurge and just have a normal brownie if you want! ;-)

Shelley said...

Sometimes, like in the case of the diet coke brownie, it is better to just eat the real thing and work it off on the treadmill!

This looks great Lane!