Monas Lighter Pumpkin Pie Recipes

FLUFFY PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll pastry dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°., Line pastry with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack 20-25 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove foil and weights; bake 3-6 minutes longer or until bottom is golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a small heavy saucepan, melt marshmallows over low heat. Remove from the heat. Stir in the pumpkin, cinnamon, allspice and salt; cool to room temperature., Fold in whipped topping. Spoon into pastry shell. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving. Garnish with additional whipped topping and cinnamon if desired.

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.

LIGHT CRUSTLESS PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• In a small bowl, combine Splenda, cornstarch, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt.
• In a separate large bowl, beat egg whites well.
• Stir sugar mixture into the large bowl.
• Stir in the can of pumpkin.
• Slowly stir in skim milk.
• Stir well, until all ingredients are uniformly mixed.
• Pour into a 9-inch round pie plate that has been lightly coated with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bake at 425°F for twelve to fifteen minutes.
• Reduce temperature to 350°F.
• Bake pie an additional 30-35 minutes at 350°F.
• Remove pie from oven and cool.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate until serving.

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.

LITE PUMPKIN PIE (FROM LIBBY'S)

Steps:

• MIX sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, ginger and salt in small bowl.
• Beat egg whites lightly in large bowl.
• Stir in pumpkin and sugar mixture.
• Gradually stir in evaporated milk.
• POUR into pie shell.
• BAKE in preheated 425°F oven for 15 minutes.
• Reduce temperature to 350° F.
• ;bake for additional 30 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack for 2 hours.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate.
• (Do not freeze as this will cause filling to separate from crust.).