Crustless Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie

It's almost time for Halloween! What better treat to have this season than pumpkin pie? I know! Pumpkin Pie with ice cream! This is the EASIEST pumpkin pie I've ever made! Then again, it's the ONLY pumpkin pie I've made, but whatever.

Ingredients:

1 14 or 15 oz can of pumpkin
1 1/2 cups full fat coconut milk (I just used the full can)
2 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp light olive oil
1 egg (To make this recipe Vegan, just use egg substitute)
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup gfree flour
2 tbsp corn starch
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp xanthan gum
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves

You can find canned coconut milk in the ethnic foods section of your grocery store.

Method:
Pour all the dry ingredients into an electric mixer, then all of the wet ingredients on top of them. Stir immediately on medium speed until combined. Scrape the bowl and mix once more. Pour into a 9" glass pie pan lightly coated with cook-and-spray. Pop in the oven for an hour at 350 degrees F. When it's done, the center should not be wet.

Take out of the oven and cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate until you're ready to serve. Heat your pie and serve with coconut-milk ice cream or whipped cream! (Whipped cream isn't dairy free, but the coconut-milk ice cream is!)

Mom's favorite dairy free ice cream. It's incredibly creamy!

Nully's Tips:
You can easily make this a vegan recipe by simply substituting egg substitute for the real egg.

" Ye that love the LORD hate evil... " ~ Psalm 97:10

Cran-Apple Cider

Apple cider is a great drink for chilly days, and I like it better than hot chocolate! (It's healthier too!) But instead of just plain old apple cider, I made it with cranberry juice as well as apple juice.

Ingredients:
2 cups apple juice
6 cups cranberry juice
1/8 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 cinnamon stick
10 whole cloves

Method:
Add all the ingredients to a large pot and bring to a boil. Allow the cider to simmer for a few minutes before serving. You could serve it with a cinnamon stick as a garnish, if you want.

Keep the cider on medium or medium low heat until you're done serving it to others. (This keeps it warm so people can have it nice and warm whenever they want as well as making your home smell lovely.) After you serve it and use it all, be sure to turn off the burner, and wash the pot.

Nully's Tips:
Before you serve the cider, it might be good to take out the cinnamon and cloves if you can, so someone doesn't find it in their drinks! You could strain it as you serve it, or you can put the cloves, nutmeg and cardamom in a tea ball which allows the flavors of the spices into the cider.

" Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. " ~Proverbs 16:18~

G-free & Dairy Free Apple Pie

Apple pie is an all time favorite of pretty much everyone, but it's difficult to find it G-Free AND dairy free. So, I decided to make an apple pie that people that are allergic to gluten and dairy can eat. This was a very easy thing to make and doesn't take much at all.

Pie Crust Ingredients:

3/4 cup gfree flour
1 tbsp  cornstarch
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp xanthan gum
4 tbsp smart balance
1 large egg
1 tbsp vanilla

Apple Filling Ingredients:

4 large granny smith apples; sliced thinly
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
a splash of lemon juice

Crumble Topping Ingredients:

3/4 cups brown sugar
3/4 cups gfree flour
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/3 cup smart balance

Method for crust:

Stir the flour, xanthan gum and cornstarch together. Add the sugar, smart balance, egg and vanilla. Mix well. Knead and fold dough until it is well combined. Chill in the fridge while making the filling and crumble mix. Once chilled (After you've made the filling and crumble), take it out and roll the dough onto a lightly gfree floured surface to desired thickness. Place the crust into a 9" glass pie dish, lightly coated with non stick spray. Use a fork to poke holes in the bottom and sides of the dough.

Method for filling:

Mix the apples, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.  Pour the mixture into the pie crust, pouring the juices on last.

Method for crumble topping:

Mix the brown sugar, gfree flour and nutmeg. Add chilled smart balance. Cut into the mixture with a fork until you have a course, crumbly mixture. Spread the mixture onto the pie. Pop into an oven at 400 degrees for 35 min. The topping will be browned and bubbly. Let cool for an hour before serving. Serve it with Dairy Free ice cream.

Non-Dairy ice cream