Recipe- Holiday Series: Lighter Pecan Pie

Oh pecan pie…gloriously sweet and rich. But did you know that a small slice of pecan pie weighs in at a hefty 5.0? Lighten up this recipe and you can cut the calories down by 1.5 

Food weight: 3.5

Ingredients

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 slice with 1 Tbsp fat-free whipped topping)

• 1 cup Splenda® brown sugar blend
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 2/3 cup quick oats
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 Tbsp Promise light margarine, melted
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup Egg Beaters®  egg substitute
• 2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
• 1 refrigerated pie dough crust (trans-fat free and preferably fat-reduced)
• Fat-free whipped topping, thawed

Directions
 

Preheat oven to 325 ºF. Combine all ingredients listed above pie crust, stirring well. Pour into prepared crust and bake for 60 minutes or until center is set. Cool and slice. Serve with a dollop of fat-free whipped topping.

 

Nutritional Information per Serving:

Food weight: 3.5, Calories: 330, Fat: 12 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Sodium: 210 mg,

Carbohydrate: 55 g, Dietary Fiber: 1 g, Protein: 4 g