Tastes great and won't bomb your Keto diet

Thanksgiving is fast approaching in the US and that means turkey, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, rolls, sugary drinks and countless other items that may not fit into your Keto lifestyle. The biggest thing (for me) for Thanksgiving is Pumpkin Pie. It just screams fall and holidays. My wife’s grandmother, being from the South, makes unbelievable food (both in taste and in quantity) for the holidays and I, being on Keto, find myself missing out on pie. Hers is “old-school”, handed down generation to generation and LOADED with sugar. Sadly, I’ve had to stare at those around me eating and enjoying all the while, forcing myself to not partake.

Luckily, my wife loves me and discovered a great Keto style Pumpkin Pie recipe that, if you are like me and having to sit on the dessert sidelines every holiday, you too will be able to enjoy a little treat now.

Ingredients:

Crust

· 2 ¼ cups almond flour

· ½ teaspoon salt

· 4 teaspoons sweetener

· 3 tablespoons butter, softened

· 1 egg

Filling

· 2 cups pumpkin puree

· 1 cup heavy cream

· ¾ cup sweetener

· 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

· 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice

· ½ teaspoon cinnamon

· ½ teaspoon salt

· 2 eggs.

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. Medium bowl mix together crust ingredients until dough forms

3. Press dough into 9-inch pan and back for 10 minutes or until golden brown

4. Using a mixer, beat eggs together

5. Add pumpkin puree, vanilla, spices and sweetener. Mix up well

6. Add heavy cream until fully combined

7. Pour contents into pie crust and bake for 40-50 minutes or until you can insert and remove a toothpick cleanly

8. Let coolu