Pumpkin Pie Makeover

    Tis' the season for pumpkin pie! I absolutely love pumpkin pie- i'm pretty sure it has always been my favorite. It is also one of those foods that I convince myself is good for me because there is pumpkin in it. Unfortunately the nutrition label tells a different story: There are 2594 calories in a 9 inch pumpkin pie which puts one piece (1/8 of the pie) at 323 calories. Yikes...this pumpkin pie needs a makeover.

My Version of Pumpkin Pie:

The entire pie is 700 calories which puts 

1 piece (1/8 of the pie) at 87.5 calories.

Crust:

1 cup of Dates

1/4 cup of Mixed Nuts

1 tbs Water

Mix all the ingredients together in the blender until they are crumbly, but stick together. Press into a pie pan. 

Unfortunately you don't get to see the beauty of the entire
pie because once I took a sample bite I couldn't stop!

Filling:

1/2 cup of Almond Milk

1 cup of Pumpkin

1 tsp Vanilla

1 tsp Cinnamon

1 tbs Raw Honey

Blend all the ingredients together and pour into the pie crust. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. 

*Keep in mind that I am on a vegan diet, so there are no eggs in this recipe to make it stand the way normal pumpkin pie does. If you want it to stand put in two eggs which adds 180 calories to the recipe.