Heart-healthy pumpkin pie

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupSugar
½teaspoonGround cinnamon
½teaspoonGround ginger
½teaspoonGround nutmeg
1pinchGround cloves
cupCanned pumpkin
cupFat-free evaporated milk
¼cupBrandy
3largesEgg whites; slightly beaten
1teaspoonVanilla extract
½teaspoonOrange zest; (grated rind of an orange)
1Low-fat; (9-inch) pie shell, unbaked

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Add pumpkin, evaporated milk, brandy, egg whites, vanilla and orange zest. Beat until smooth. Pour into pie shell.

Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake for 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

• Nutrition facts per serving: 216 calories (21% from fat); 6 grams protein, 33 grams carbohydrate, 2 milligrams cholesterol, 5 grams total fat, 1 gram saturated fat, 2 grams polyunsaturated fat, 2 grams monounsaturated fat, 2 grams fiber, 190 milligrams sodium.

Source: The New American Heart Association Cookbook: 25th anniversary edition (Times Books, $30).

Posted to EAT-LF Digest by Pat_H <kitpath@...> on Oct 23, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.