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Pumpkin pie with coconut milk, maple syrup and pecans.

 


PUMPKIN PIE WITH COCONUT MILK, MAPLE SYRUP AND PECANS

Light ,smooth and tasty.

Ingredients 

1 can                                                                   Pumpkin
A shy 1/2 cup                                                   Coconut milk
A shy 1/2 cup                                                   Maple syrup
1/2 cup                                                              Pecans, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons                                               Pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon                                                        Vanilla
3                                                                          Egg whites
1                                                                          Whole egg  
1                                                                          Pie shell 

Directions 

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C.).  Mix all the ingredients except the pecans, pour most of it in a pie shell.  Add the pecans to the little bit of the pumkin mixture left in the bowl, stir to coat all the nuts and spread evenly on top of the pie.  Bake for 25 minutes or until set.

Some recipes come from left overs and that's what happened with this one.  Left over dough from my chicken pot pie, coconut milk from Curry corn  
       chowder, pecans from Pumkin granola and egg whites from lava cake.  If you are interested in one or more or those recipes click on the appropriate link below. 

Chicken pot pie: 
https://alascott.blogspot.com/2020/05/chicken-pot-pie.html

Curry corn chowder: 
https://alascott.blogspot.com/2020/10/curry-corn-chowder-with-chicken.html

Scrumptious pumkin granola
https://alascott.blogspot.com/2020/12/scrumptious-pumkin-granola.html

For the lava cake, I Googled the recipe. 

Happy, healthy cooking and bon appétit! 

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