22 Nov Happy Thanksgiving & Pumpkin Themed Recipes For You…
I hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends!
One of my FAVORITE parts of Thanksgiving is devouring my favorite dessert. I am NOT gonna lie… I LOVE pumpkin pie! For those of you who follow me regularly you know that as a celiac I can’t have gluten and I typically CHOOSE to stay away from other grains.
Here is a grain free, dairy free pumpkin pie that I will be making and I want to share it with you…
Here is what you will need for the CRUST:
- 1 cup of almonds flour
- 3 TBSP of coconut oil
- 1 whole egg or 2 egg whites
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 tsp ginger
Here is what you will need for the filling
- 1 can of pumpkin (nothing added)
- 3 eggs or 6 egg whites
- 1/4 cup of honey
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup of almond milk
How To Make Healthy Pumpkin Pie
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Mix crust ingredients
- Coat pan with some coconut oil and press crust into bottom and sides of pie pan
- BLEND all of the the filling ingredients
- Cook the crust alone for 10 minutes and then remove and
- Add the filling to the pie crust
- BAKE for 60 minutes
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
This is one of my FAVORITE tasting pumpkin themed whole food smoothies from my Juice and Smoothie book!
- Pumpkin Spice
- 1 cup ice
- 1/2 container greek yogurt (plain)
- 1/2 cup pumpkin
- 1 apple
- 1/2 banana
- Cinnamon to taste
Blend and enjoy!
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Be Happy… Be Healthy… Be FIT
-Natalie Jill