The Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe HAS NO PUMPKIN

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey provides sweetness with a different flavor profile

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index and adds a caramel flavor

Roast the coconut squash until tender.

Once cooled, scoop out the flesh of the roasted squash.

Open a can of coconut milk and add it to the squash.

Add 2 tablespoons of coconut sugar to the mixture.

Crack in 2 eggs and 2 egg yolks.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 20 cracks of pepper, cardamom, clove, ginger, salt, and nutmeg to the mixture.

Use half of a fresh Madagascar vanilla bean, scraping the seeds into the mixture.

Blend all the ingredients together until smooth.

Pour the custard mixture into a blind baked pie crust.

Bake in the oven for 1 hour until the custard is set and not too jiggly.

Slice the pie and serve.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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