Bud's Chocolate Chunky Pumpkin Pie

This recipe may have an interesting name, but it does taste way better than it sounds! There is a bit of a story behind the name inspiration for this dessert, so if you would like to hear it, just let me know.

This healthy and crust-less protein pie has the comforting flavour of pumpkin combined with the richness of chocolate. Not only is this delicious treat high in protein, it also has the added benefit of vitamin A, which pumpkins are extremely high in.

Recipe

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put all the ingredients (except the pumpkin seeds and chocolate chips) into a high speed blender and mix until smooth. Pour into a pan that is lightly greased with coconut oil. You can use two small pie pans or one larger, "brownie" pan. Add chocolate chips and/or pumpkin seeds to the mixture if you wish for the "chunky" aspect of this pie. Bake for about 25 minutes. Bake longer if you want a firmer pie, and shorter for an even creamier, softer pie. For a softer pie, take it out of the oven when only the edges of the cake are starting to firm and crack, and the middle is still pudding-like.

Store in the fridge. Enjoy this pie cold, room temperature, or heated up.

You can top this pie with an icing made of Greek yogurt, vanilla or chocolate protein powder, pumpkin puree, cinnamon, nutmeg, and stevia if you wish.

For a regular healthy pumpkin pie, try omitting the cocoa powder and chocolate chips, and using a cinnamon swirl whey powder instead of the chocolate whey powder, such as in my Protein Pumpkin Pie recipe.

Ingredients

2 ripe bananas

1 cup of oats

3 scoops of chocolate whey protein powder

1 1/2 cup pumpkin puree

1 cup of plain Greek yogurt

1 egg

1/8 - 1/4 cup cocoa powder

1 tbsp coconut oil

1-2 tsp powdered stevia or 20-30 liquid stevia drops

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon baking soda

5 twists sea salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp nutmeg

chocolate chips

roasted pumpkin seeds

Whole Recipe

Here's the nutrition information for the whole recipe, not including pumpkin seeds or chocolate chips:

Calories: 1295.5



Fat: 23.1g

Carbohydrates: 125.5g

Protein: 145.9g

24 Servings

Here's the nutrition information when divided into 24 servings, not including pumpkin seeds or chocolate chips:

Calories: 54

Fat: 1g

Carbohydrates: 5.3g

Protein: 6.1g

12 Servings

Here's the nutrition information when divided into 12 servings, not including pumpkin seeds or chocolate chips: