Description
Healthy Pumpkin Pie sweetened completely with fruit!
Ingredients
- 8 oz dates, pitted
- ¾ t salt
- 1 t cinnamon
- ½ t cloves
- 1 t vanilla
- 15 oz can pumpkin puree
- 1½ c Evaporated milk (12 oz can)
- 2 eggs
- 1 pie crust 9″ (gluten free, preferably)
Instructions
- Check dates for pits, add to food processor or blender. blend until forming a sticky ball
- Add milk, pumpkin, vanilla, salt and spices. Blend until smooth
- Add eggs pulse until just combined, or agitate eggs separately and gently add to mixture
- Pour into pie shell, bake at 400 for 15 minutes then 350 until set (inserted knife comes out clean) ~30 minutes. Or 350 for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes for lighter top and crust
- Cool before serving
- Top with fresh whipped cream or whipped coconut cream
Notes
Mixing eggs too much in blender/food processor makes the pie a little fluffier, I recommend either doing a quick pulse or agitating the eggs separately and then adding to the mixture (but either way, it will still taste good!)
Dairy Free: use dairy free pie crust, substitute your favorite dairy free milk. I recommend coconut milk. Top with whipped coconut cream
To make fresh whipped cream, add 1 pint heavy whipping cream to a bowl, whip with a whisk attachment on your mixer (you can whip by hand, but it will take some time and muscle!). Whip until stiff peaks form. Optional, add 1/2 t vanilla (or desired amount to taste). You can also add 1/2 t honey to sweeten (although this adds added sugar)
- Prep Time: :10
- Cook Time: 1:00
- Category: Sweet
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: healthy pumpkin pie, fruit sweetened pumpkin pie
3 Comments
I have made this recipe three times now. I love it! It’s nice to feel good about eating pie, and it’s no less sweet than ‘normal’ pumpkin pie. I tried a few things that I’d like to share. First, I used almond extract when I ran out of vanilla. Worked great. Second, when I was cooking in a friend’s kitchen, working without a blender, I just shredded the dates by hand and whipped the filling together with a big spoon. It sounds crazy, but it worked! Little bits of date in the pie added texture and little chewy sweet spots. So feel free to blend a little less, or use a bread hook if you have one. Or just use those muscles! ? Whatever you do, make this pie.
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My whole family loved it!
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I was really reluctant to try it, but I’m really trying hard to be healthier, so I thought I would give it a try. I was shocked at how good this was! I was really expecting it to be OK, but I loved it! Why would I want to eat one with sugar if the fruit tastes just as good!
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