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Healthy Pumpkin Pie Bites

Servings 12 mini pies
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Author Louisa

Ingredients

For the Crust

  • 3/4 cup cooked quinoa (full instructions on how to cook quinoa, check out the blog)
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 4-5 dates , pitted & softened
  • 2 Tablespoons honey

For Pumpkin Pie

  • 2 cups pumpkin puree (homemade or canned)
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups cold heavy cream (I used fat free half and half with wonderful results)
  • 2 large eggs , lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray.
  • In a food processor, combine all ingredients for the crust. Pulse food processor until all ingredients come together and start to form a dough.
  • Place a scoop of about 1/8 cup of "dough" to each muffin tin receptacle. Use fingers to form a crust along the bottom and sides. Set aside.
  • For the filling, combine the pumpkin puree, sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and salt in a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Cook, stirring until the mixture begins to bubble and becomes fragrant, 5-7 minutes. Transfer mixture to a medium bowl. Stir in the cream. Whisk in the vanilla and eggs.
  • Scoop filling into prepared mini crusts. Bake for 5 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake until the pies no longer jiggle in the centers, about 15-20 minutes.
  • Once the pies have cooled completely, use a sharp knife to loosen around the edges and then a rubber spatula to gently scoop the pies out onto a tray or platter.

Notes

Placing these in the refrigerator will cause the pies to form condensation. Keep for a few days under a cake dome or a covered container. Best served fresh after cooling or within 24 hours.
Pumpkin Pie recipe adapted from Joy the Baker's Cookbook Homemade Decadence