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The Best Light Pumpkin Pie

1 cup ginger snaps
16 oz can pumpkin
1/2 cup egg whites (about 4)
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (cinnamon, ginger, cloves)
12 oz can evaporated skim milk

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grind the cookies in a food processor. Lightly spray a 9" glass pie pan with vegetable cooking spray. Pat the cookie crumbs into the pan evenly. Mix the rest of the ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Pour into the crust and bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Store in the refrigerator. Allow to cool and slice in 8 wedges. Optional: serve each wedge with fat free whipped cream. 8 servings

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: Calories 165, 1.5 g fat, .5 g Saturated fat, 1.5 mg cholesterol, 170 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate. Diabetic exchange: 2 bread.

A heart-healthy diet is one way to fight heart disease. Maintaining the right levels of cholesterol and high-density lipids as well as keeping blood pressure under control are the goals of eating properly.

Healthy Recipes:
  Shredded Beef Sandwiches
  Not-so-Sloppy Joes!
  Heart Healthy Italian Caesar Salad
  Monte Cristo Sandwich

For the Holidays:
  Bread Stuffing
  Corn Bread Stuffing
  Cranberry-Wild Rice Stuffing
  Easy Mashed Potatoes
  Broccoli Casserole
  The Best Light Pumpkin Pie
  Turkey Gravy
  Foolproof Fat-Free Gravy
  Roast Turkey
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