Healthy Fall Baking

As the weather cools and pumpkins show up in door steps and displays across the nation, it always puts me in the mood for fall baking. Pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, pumpkin custard. YUM... but what about healthy eating you ask? Never fear, Pamela's Healthy Pantry is here!  You can enjoy these treats with a few modifications that make them super healthy! Enjoy!

Healthy Pumpkin Pie


1 14oz can solid pack pumpkin
6 egg whites
1 ½ cups fat free evaporated milk (or soy milk)
3/4 cup Coconut Nectar
1 ½ tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp ground gloves
1 tsp vanilla extract (or for a fun flavor use maple instead)

Preheat over to 350º. Prepare pie crust as directed in
the Basic Pie Crust Recipe, set aside.
In large mixing bowl combine pumpkin, and egg whites.
milk, coconut nectar and spices. Pour into pie shell and
bake for 1 hour or until knife inserted in center comes
out clean. Cool, cut and serve.

Serves 6-8

For an extra healthy boost you can add ¼ cup of raw bran or ¼ cup of milled flax seed to this filling before baking.



Basic Pie Crust

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup almond flour or almond meal
1/2 cup olive oil (look for the type for cooking/baking
1/2 cup cold water
Additional flour to use when rolling out dough

Preheat over to 350º. Use a pastry blender or fork
to mix flour and margarine and until crumbly. Make
well in center and add cold water. Mix until dough is
consistent and you can form a ball. Divide the ball
into three smaller balls. On parchment paper dusted
with flour roll dough into thin circles just larger than
your pie pan. Carefully adjust dough into pan so that
there is no space between the crust and the pan.

For a Two Crust Pie: Fill with your favorite fruit pie recipe.
Roll second ball into large thin circle. Brush edges of bottom
crust with water and egg white mixture. Place top
crust and pinch to seal. Poke holes in the top crust. Brush
top with water and egg white mixture. Sprinkle with cinnamon,
nutmeg, or ginger any spice that will complement
your filling. Bake. for one hour or according
the pie recipe.

For a one crust custard type pie such as pumpkin or pecan, just fill and bake according to your
favorite pie recipe.

Happy Baking...watch for more great recipes on the Pamela's Healthy Pantry page on facebook.