With the holiday’s right around the corner it is always great to have delicious healthy dessert options!
Check our this yummy Pumpkin Pie recipe the entire family will enjoy!
Crust
1 cup of pecans
3 TBSP of coconut oil, extra to grease the pan
1 egg
¼-½ tsp cinnamon
Filling
1 15oz can of pumpkin
3 eggs
¼ cup of maple syrup
1 TBSP pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp vanilla extract
Coconut milk (to thin)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 325*F.
Lightly grease 1 9-inch pie pan with coconut oil.
Grind pecans into a flour texture in a high-powered blender.
In mixing bowl, combine the pecan flour and all crust ingredients.
Press flour crust mixture into bottom and sides of a pie pan, and bake for 10-15 minutes (until slightly brown).
While the crust is baking, combine all filling ingredients into a mixing bowl minus the coconut milk. Mix thorough with an immersion blender or blender. Make sure it is very smooth! You do not want it too thin, think spread consistency.
Thin with coconut milk if needed.
Remove crust from oven and add filling. Smooth it out and then return to oven. Cook for about an hour or until the center is no longer jiggly.
Remove, cool and add toppings like coconut cream (recipe below).
Coconut Cream Topping
Ingredients:
1 15oz can of coconut cream or 2 15oz cans of coconut milk (divide out cream)
2 TBSP of maple syrup
Instructions:
Add coconut cream to a standing mixers bowl, or mixing bowl to use hand mixer.
Mix on high until whipped consistency. Slowing adding in maple syrup while whipping
Enjoy!