Best 5 Monas Lighter Pumpkin Pie Recipes

JULIA CHILD'S AUNT HELEN'S FLUFFY PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees and place rack in center of oven. Separate eggs and set aside.
• Using a mixer, blender or large bowl, blend pumpkin, the 2 cups of the sugars, 1 teaspoon salt, molasses, bourbon or rum (if using), cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, egg yolks, cream and milk until smooth. Add more milk, a tablespoon at a time, if the mixture is stiff: it should be a soft purée.
• In a clean bowl, whip egg whites until foaming. Whip in a pinch of salt, then gradually whip in remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until shiny white peaks form. Beat 1/4 of the whites thoroughly into pumpkin mixture; gently fold in the rest.
• Immediately ladle filling into the shells, filling to just below the rim of the pan. Place in oven and bake just until rim of crust begins to turn gold, 10 to 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 and bake another 25 to 30 minutes, until a tester inserted into the filling 2 inches from the rim comes out clean. (The center should still be a bit wet; it will cook more as it cools.) If the rim of the crust starts to get too brown, cover it with aluminum foil.
• Immediately turn oven off, leave door ajar (stick in a wooden spoon to hold it open if necessary) and let sit 20 to 30 minutes more as the oven cools; this will prevent the filling from turning watery. Serve warm, or let cool, wrap tightly and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Let pie come to room temperature before serving.

THE BEST LIGHT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Grind the cookies in a good processor.
• Lightly spray a 9" glass pie pan with vegetable cooking spray.
• Pat the cookie crumbs into the pan evenly.
• Mix the rest of the ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Pour into the crust and bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Store in the refrigerator.

LIGHT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Coat a 9 inch pie pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl mix graham cracker crumbs, margarine and sugar and press into pie pan.
• In a large bowl mix together the pumpkin, egg whites, evaporated milk, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice and cornstarch. Pour the mixture into prepared crust.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Then turn down the heat to 300°F and bake pie for an additional 35 minutes. Remove pie and allow to cool before serving.
• (HINT: the crust can be made ahead of time and place in the fridge, but after pouring in the pumpkin mixture bake right away, or else you'll get a soggy pie crust!)=).

MONA'S LIGHTER PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Fit the pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish.
• In a bowl, whisk the egg substitute, sucralose sweetener, sweetener with brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice until well combined. Whisk in the pumpkin puree and evaporated milk until smooth. Pour the filling into the pie shell.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the pie filling is set in the center, about 40 minutes.

MOLASSES PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. pie plate with pastry. Trim to 1/2 inches beyond edge of plate; flute edges. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and nutmeg. Beat in pumpkin and molasses; gradually add milk. Pour into crust. Cover edges loosely with foil.
• Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Remove foil. Reduce heat 350°; bake 28-32 minutes longer or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 2 hours. Chill until ready to serve. Serve with whipped topping. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 6-8 servings.