Pumpkin Pecan Pie for Metabolic Health + Blood Sugar Balance

grain free, refined sugar free, low carb pie perfect for your next holiday gathering!

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I have always preferred pie over cake, and my husband does too. One of the funniest family stories we still share is my husband’s (Dr. B) birthday when our children were small, many years ago. I made a pie (always his favorite apple or strawberry rhubarb) and was getting the kids wrangled and to the table to sing Happy Birthday to Dad. I stuck the candles into the pie, turned my back, and when I looked back at the pie, the candles were gone! It turns out that putting candles in a still-warm pie is never a good idea. I now use candle holders, but my kids won’t let me live that one down. We still enjoyed the pie; we just had to eat around the lumps of melted wax!

This Pumpkin Pecan Pie was a fun one to make this week. I was inspired by the book Vegan Pie in the Sky, in which Isa Chandra Moskowitz uses silken tofu in her pies. Silken tofu adds creaminess, structure, and, of course, protein. This addition of protein and healthy fat helps this pie achieve a level glucose response.

I have created an incredibly simple “cookie” crust for this pie with just four ingredients—no rolling the dough required. I can see this “cookie” crust becoming the base of a new series of pies: coconut cream, chocolate cream, banana cream—you get the idea!

This pumpkin filling has all of the spices you’d expect from a pumpkin pie but has a special candied pecan topping. The result is the perfect marriage of pumpkin and pecan pies. I hope you love this one as much as my family does.

I enjoyed this pie on an empty stomach for breakfast this morning to get a “clean” glucose response for you. I am happy to share that it caused just a 25-point rise in glucose, which is pretty amazing for pie! When eaten at the end of a healthy meal (say Thanksgiving!), it should give an even better glucose response.

pumpkin pecan pie for metabolic health and blood sugar balance

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Now for PUMPKIN PECAN PIE! As with all of my recipes, this pie is gluten-free, grain-free, refined sugar-free, low-carb, and blood-sugar-friendly. I have included substitutions for many ingredients, including ways to make this pie nut-free as well. Feel free to download and print the PDF below🧡

Pumpkin Pecan Pie 

By Beth Bollinger of Nest Wellness

Dairy-free, refined sugar-free, gluten, and grain-free, low carb, blood sugar friendly 

Inspired by the book “Vegan Pie in the Sky” by Isa Chandra Moskowitz, thank you for the idea to use silken tofu! 

8 servings

Equipment

Mixing bowls

Measuring cups and spoons

Blender

Pie pan 9”