Pumpkin-Chiffon Pie - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- All-Butter Pie Dough
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- Pinch of salt
- One 15-ounce can pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °. On a floured surface, roll out the dough to a 13-inch round a scant 1/4 inch thick. Fit the dough into a 10-inch glass pie plate and trim the overhang to 3/4 inch. Fold the dough under itself and crimp decoratively. Refrigerate the pie shell for 10 minutes.
- Line the pie shell with foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake in the center of the oven until nearly set, about 25 minutes. Remove the foil and weights and bake until the crust is pale golden, about 10 minutes longer. Let cool slightly.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks with 1/2 cup of the sugar, the cornstarch, cinnamon, cloves and salt until smooth. Whisk in the pumpkin puree then whisk in the cream. Using a handheld electric mixer, beat the egg whites at medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar and beat until the whites are glossy, about 1 minute longer. Fold the beaten whites into the filling. Working near the oven, pour the filling into the crust. Bake the pie for about 45 minutes, until the custard is set and the top is cracked; cover the edge of the crust with strips of foil if it browns too quickly. Cool the pie on a wire rack completely before serving.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).
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