50 Calorie Crustless Pumpkin Pie!!!!!

***** Let me start off by saying... I DO NOT COUNT CALORIES, and I don't think you should either!!!   "Well, Erin, Why did you put the calorie count right there in the title then," you ask?????

1 big Reason!  TO GET YOUR ATTENTION!!!!!  Whenever I post anything with the calorie count in the title, more people read it, and this is an AWESOME recipe and I want you to try it!

OK OK, Calories can be 1 small way to begin to determine what and how much of something you are eating,   BUT   and that is a BIGGGGGG BUT!!!!   If you are eating good clean unprocessed whole foods, and eating the correct portion sizes, the calories take care of themselves.

Unfortunately, if you ONLY judge things by there calorie count, you could be seriously shooting yourself in the foot!  Processed foods cause your body to hold onto fat... If you eat tons of processed diet bars, shakes, low calorie snack packs, diet drinks... etc etc.  Even though the calorie count may be low, your body will not let go of the weight! :)

To learn more about why your body holds onto weight when you drink diet soda, click HERE

The BULK (if not ALL) of your diet should come from fresh veggies, fruits, lean meats, whole grains, nuts.... you get the idea.

Now to the good stuff... The RECIPE!!!!

Single Serving Crustless Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients

¾ cup pumpkin puree

4 egg whites

¼ cup almond or coconut or cashew milk

1½ tsp. pumpkin spice

5-6 scoops stevia or 2-3 packets of sweetener of choice

1-2 tbs. raw maple syrup (or honey, but it will give it a slightly different flavor)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350.

In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except for the maple syrup. Stir until well combined.

Place 4 small ramekins on a baking sheet. Divide the maple syrup between the ramekins. Spray the top of the ramekins with coconut oil or non-stick cooking spray to allow the pumpkin pie filling to rise.

Evenly divide the pumpkin pie filling between ramekins.

Place in the oven 30-35 minutes until center is set.

Take out of oven and allow to cool a few minutes before eating.

* If you don't have ramekins, you can use a muffin tin

Each serving has 49 calores, 0 fat, 7 carbs and 4 grams of protein if you use 1 tbs. maple syrup or 62 calories, 0 fat, 11 carbs and 4 protein if you use 2 tbs. maple syrup

*If you miss the crunch of crust, throw 2 or 3 walnuts or pecans on top!


If you are on an EM Meal plan, this is PERFECT for any meal of the day!!!!! I eat 2 of these for breakfast - meal #1- along with 4 scrambled sweet egg whites (I just scramble the whites with stevia, cinnamon, and vanilla) ALL THE TIME. Or use this as your sweet treat before bed and have 2 for meal #6. If you're having these for a meal mid day, I suggest having 2, and coupling them with a serving of protein.

-xoxo
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