For those suffering dieters who have been searching for a Low-Carb Pumpkin Pie, this is it. It has the same taste and texture of regular pumpkin pie. It is extremely rich and very solid. Like all pumpkin pies, it is best after a day or two in the fridge or when very fresh, and when accompanied by ice cream.
Ingredients:
- 1 small can (15oz) pumpkin or equivalent
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2/3 cup splenda brand sucralose sweetener
- 2 large eggs
- Spices:
either
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cloves
or
- 4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- Pie crust: low-carb crust for baking or similar.
Instructions:
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F
- Mix dry ingredients in small bowl
- Beat eggs together in large bowl
- Add pumpkin to large bowl, mix thoroughly
- Mix in dry ingredients
- Add cream, mix thoroughly
- Pour mixture into pie crust
- Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes
- Reduce temperature to 325 degrees F and continue baking for 50-60 minutes or until fork inserted near center comes out clean
- Cool on oven rack for two hours, serve or refrigerate
Nutritional Information for Entire Pie
(Divide by the number of slices to get nutritional information per serving)
Note: Splenda/sucralose contains basically nothing and can be ignored for the purposes of this recipe's nutritional content.
Pumpkin Eggs Cream Total
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Fat 2g 9g 80g 91g
Saturated 0g 3g 64g 67g
Sodium 2mg 130mg 80mg 212mg
Carbohydrates 32g 2g 8g* 42g
Fiber 18g 0g 0g 18g
Sugar 14g 0g 8g* 22g
Net 14g 2g 8g 24g
Protein 7g 12g 0g 19g
Vitamin A 1,050% 12% 64% 1,126%
Vitamin C 0% 0% 0% 0%
Calcium 7% 4% 0% 11%
Iron 14% 8% 0% 22%
*Amount of carbohydrates in cream is estimated. Some heavy cream claims 0g/Tbsp, some claims 1g/Tbsp. The FDA allows a claim of 0g when less than 1g of carbohydrates present, further confusing the situation.
References:
- Label: Petaluma Farms Farm Fresh Eggs. 18 ct. size, UPC 21248 95149
- Label: Libby's 100% Pure Pumpkin. 29 oz. size, UPC 39000 04512
- Label: Producers 100% Natural Ultra Pasteurized Heavy Whipping Cream. One pint size, UPC 78255 00331