Pumpkin pie is one of my favorite parts about Thanksgiving!
Many traditional pumpkin pie recipes are loaded with refined sugar, saturated fat and cholesterol. This pumpkin pie recipe has no oil, dairy, gluten, soy, and eggs, and is sweet, creamy and delicious!
It is also very easy to make.
For this recipe you will need:
For the crust:
2 cups walnuts
1 cup pitted medjool dates
a pinch of cinnamon
a pinch of sea salt
For the pumpkin pie filling:
2 cups chopped sugar pie pumpkin (peeled and seeded) or 1 can of organic pumpkin puree (the recipe tastes the best with fresh pumpkin)
8-10 pitted medjool dates
1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk (you don’t need much, using less will make the pie filling creamier)
1 ripe persimmon (make sure to use a ripe persimmon that is super soft, unripe persimmons can be bitter and pungent)
1 teaspoon cinnamon (you can use more if you wish)
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger (you can use more if you wish)
a small pinch of nutmeg (for this spice less is more)
a dash of ground vanilla bean or alcohol free vanilla extract (you only need a dash, as with the nutmeg, less is more)
a pinch of sea salt
Preparation:
To make the crust simply pour your walnuts into a food processor and pulse 10-20 times. Then add in your dates, cinnamon, and sea salt and pulse again until the mixture starts to stick together.
Take out your food processor blade and start evenly pressing your pie crust into your 8 to 9 inch pie pan.
Distribute the crust evenly throughout the pan.
And voilà! You have a delicious crust without any of the butter and white flour that is in traditional pumpkin pie crusts.
To make the pumpkin pie filling, you will need either a food processor or high speed blender. Pour your chopped pumpkin pie, dates, and persimmon into the blender. Add in your almond milk, spices, sea salt and blend until the filling is smooth.
Pour your filling on top of your pie crust and let it set in the refrigerator for an hour before serving.
You can eat this cold or warm up a slice at low temperature in the oven.
Enjoy this sweet and creamy Thanksgiving dessert!
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