Healthy Pumpkin Pie
Delicious healthier pumpkin pie made with a whole wheat crust, less sugar and simple ingredients like pumpkin, maple syrup and Greek yogurt.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Whole Wheat Pie Crust (or use store-bought)
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp cold salted butter diced
- 1 1/2 tbsp milk
- 1/2 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp ice cold water
Pumpkin Pie Filling
- 15 oz. pure pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt full fat
- 1/4 cup milk 2% or whole
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Start by preparing pie crust. In a large mixing bowl combine whole wheat flour and salt. Cut in butter using a pastry cutter or 2 forks until the butter is roughly in pea to chickpea sized pieces.
- Next, add milk, syrup, and ice water. Mix dough gently with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon until evenly combined. Note: if dough is not sticking together, add 1-2 more tbsp of ice cold water.
- Switch to clean hands and gently form dough into a dough ball.
- Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and flatten into disc. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- After dough has chilled for 30 minutes, move to a lightly floured surface and lightly flour a rolling pin. Roll out to a circle about 12" diameter to fit in a 9" pie pan. Crimp edges as desired, being careful not to make the edges too thin to prevent burning.
- Make filling. In a large bowl whisk together all filling ingredients until completely smooth. Pour into pie plate.
- Bake. Bake pie for 15 minutes at 425 degrees. Lower heat to 350 degrees and then bake for an additional 40-45 minutes until the center of the pie is completely set and not jiggly.
- Cool and serve. Cool for at least 1 hour (2 hours is preferred!) before serving for the pie to fully set. Serve with whipped cream!
Notes
If you like a thicker crust, I recommend making 1.5 of the crust recipe as follows:
- 1.5 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 6 tbsp salted butter, cold/diced
- 2 1/2 tbsp milk
- 3/4 tbsp maple syrup
- 3 tbsp ice cold water
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 150mg | Potassium: 266mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 8529IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 2mg
