Healthy Recipe: HG’s Too-Good-To-Deny Pumpkin Pie

Published November 17th, 2008

Just because you have a slice of pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving doesn’t mean you have to load up on fat and calories. Not with this recipe from Hungry Girl – a FatFighterTV favorite. Oh, and next week, we’ll have a behind the scenes look at Hungry Girl in action – just how many new low-fat, lower-in-calories, light, etc. foods does she taste a week, anyway? Just thinking about it makes me hungry.

HG’s Too-Good-To-Deny Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients:

For Crust
2 cups Fiber One bran cereal (original)
1/4 cup light whipped butter or light buttery spread (like Brummel & Brown); melted & mixed with 1 oz. water
3 tbsp. Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, granulated
1 tsp. cinnamon

For Filling
One 15-oz. can pure pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
One 12-oz. can evaporated fat-free milk
3/4 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, granulated
1/2 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters)
1/4 cup sugar-free maple syrup
1 tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. salt
Optional Topping: Fat Free Reddi-wip

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a blender or food processor, grind Fiber One to a breadcrumb-like consistency. Combine crumbs with all other crust ingredients. Stir until mixed well. In an oven-safe 9-inch pie dish sprayed lightly with nonstick spray, evenly distribute mixture, using your hands or a flat utensil to firmly press and form the crust. Press it into the edges and up along the sides of the dish. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients for the filling. Mix well. Pour mixture into pie crust. (Filling may be taller than the crust — trust us, this is okay!) Bake pie in the oven for 45 minutes, and then remove it and allow to cool. Chill in the fridge for several hours (for best results, chill overnight). Cut into 8 slices, and if you like, top with Reddi-wip before serving!

MAKES 8 SERVINGS

Serving Size: 1 slice
Calories: 133
Fat: 3g
Sodium: 236mg
Carbs: 28g
Fiber: 9g
Sugars: 8g
Protein: 6g

POINTS® value 2*

Want more Hungry Girl? Here’s her recipe for Save-the-Day Stuffing… plus check out what it’s like behind the scenes at the HG headquarters – so much research and tasting to do!

[Photo Credit: Hungry Girl]