Thanksgiving: Shakeology Pumpkin Pie Recipe

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Thanksgiving is right around the corner and as a holiday that focuses primarily on eating, (and gratitude, of course) it can be extremely difficult to stick to your health goals.

However, we have a solution (don’t we always?) that will allow you to stay on point with your nutrition without stuffing yourself—let’s leave that to the turkey only.

We have a Shakeology Pumpkin Pie that only takes 10 minutes to cook. It combines dense nutrition with your holiday favorite—now that’s something to be grateful for this year!

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Shakeology Pumpkin Pie

Total Time: 4 hrs. 20 min // Prep Time: 10 min // Cooking Time: 10 min // (Makes 9 servings)

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What You Need For The Crust

• 1 cup dry quinoa
• ⅓ cup chopped raw walnuts
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 2 Tbsp. organic butter, melted (preferably grass-fed)
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup (or raw honey)

What You Need For The Pie

• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk, divided use
• 3 envelopes (7 gr. each) unflavored gelatin (preferably grass-fed)
• 1 (15-oz.) can 100% pure pumpkin puree
• 2 scoops Vanilla Shakeology
• ¼ cup  pure maple syrup (or raw honey)
• ½ tsp.  ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp. fine sea salt

What You Do For The Crust

1. Preheat oven to 400° F.

2. Grind quinoa in a clean spice or coffee grinder until finely ground.

3. Place quinoa, walnuts, and cinnamon in a food processor; pulse until well mixed.

4. Combine quinoa mixture, butter, and maple syrup in a medium bowl; mix well.

5. Press mixture into 9-inch pie pan. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely!) 

What You Do For The Pie

1. Place ½ cup almond milk in small saucepan

2. Heat over low heat mixing frequently until gelatin is dissolved; remove from heat

3. Combine remaining ½ cup almond milk, gelatin mixture, Shakeology, pumpkin, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in blender or food processor; cover and blend until smooth.

4. Pour pumpkin mixture into cooled crust.

5. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.

Nutritional Information (per serving):

• Serving Size: 1 slice (1/9 of pie)
• Calories: 210
• Total Fat: 7 g
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Cholesterol: 8 mg
• Sodium: 148 mg
• Carbohydrates: 29 g
• Fiber: 4 g
• Sugar: 14 g
• Protein: 9 g