Make your Thanksgiving 237 calories lighter

I love pumpkin pie … but I don’t love the fact that it contains 340 calories and 15 grams of fat per miniscule slice. Which is why I’m so excited about the pumpkin custard recipe that dietitian Susan Dopart recently shared with me. At just 103 calories and three grams of fat per serving, this dish (which is from Susan’s new book, A Recipe for Life) is an ideal pumpkin pie alternative. It’s astonishingly easy to make and is a delicious way to make the holidays a little healthier.

Perfect Pumpkin Custard

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
2 large eggs separated

Directions
> Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
> In a medium mixing bowl, stir together canned pumpkin, yogurt and ricotta cheese until blended.
> Stir in honey and spices.
> Separate egg yolks from whites and stir egg yolks into pumpkin mixture.
> Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into mixture.
> Pour the mixture into six ramekins and bake at 350 degrees 25-30 minutes until puffed and rounded. Serve immediately.

-Camille