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Healthier Pumpkin Pie
According to the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans, we should all be eating 2 cups of orange veggies each week.
Pumpkin is a healthy fruit, but when it comes to pumpkin pie, mountains of sugar from canned pumpkin pie filling and spoonfuls of sugary toppings can send calories through the roof. Topped with whipped cream or a la mode, a slice can weigh in at close to 500 calories. Use gingersnap cookies for a lighter crust made without partially hydrogenated oils. Let the sweetness of the pumpkin take over. Steer clear of sugary or heavily-sweetened pumpkin pie filling. The canned pumpkin puree should have one ingredient; add your own spices from there. Serve with one heaping spoon of freshly made whipped cream and fresh fruit like apples, oranges and pears. Easy Vegan Pumpkin Pie Recipe: 2 cups cooked pumpkin which has been drained (or canned) / 1 cup almond milk / ½ cup brown sugar (or other sweetener) / ¼ cup cornstarch / 1 tbs. blackstrap molasses / 1 tsp. ground cinnamon / 1 tsp. vanilla / ½ tsp. ground ginger, nutmeg and sea salt / ¼ tsp. ground allspice. Blend all ingredients in a blender. Pour into a vegan graham cracker crust (or your choice) and bake at 350° for 60 minutes. Cool on a rack, then refrigerate overnight.
by Jocelyn Brennan, President/CEO
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