My Moms Cream Cheese Pumpkin Pie/ Original...and SUGAR FREE version

Yep with a diabetic kiddo, on board, we watch our sugar content and try to up the Fiber...but the biggest thing for a type one diabetic (which is VASTLY different than a type 1 diabetic) is CARBS.
So we watch the fatty carbs for Gavin, while I struggle with Sugar, and Yeast...and most processed stuff. Lupus can also cause Irritable Bowl Syndrome...on top of the lovely amount of steroids I have had to take throughout the last ten years .. it bumps up my intolerance for sugar, AKA Insulin resistance.

Soo I end up making A "Original Version"...for the other Nine peps in our fam..but also do a Sugar Free, version for me and my Gav.

Even with the bread we make, I buy a special flour that gives a whopping 5 grams protein per 1/4 cup....

Original Pumpkin Pie
(makes Two Pies

* 2 eggs
* 2 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
* 2 (12 ounce) Sweetened Condensed Milk
* 4 oz (half a block) of Softened Cream Cheese
* 1 -9 inch unbaked pie shell



Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Combine ingredients.
3. Pour into pie crust.
5. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 45 minutes.
6. Cool and garnish with whipped cream.




Sugar Free Pumpkin Pie
(sometimes for a treat I bake this without crust to be extra healthy)

* 2 eggs
* 2 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
* 3/4 cup Splenda granular/ or Tablespoons Stevia
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
* 2 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
* 4 oz (half a block) of Softened Cream Cheese
* 1 -9 inch unbaked pie shell



Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Combine ingredients.
3. Pour into pie crust.
5. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 45 minutes.
6. Cool and garnish with whipped cream/ blended with vanilla & Splenda

One Ingredient FAT FREE- Banana ICE-CREAM

Ingredient:
Frozen Chopped ripe banana's

Extras:
Frozen Strawberries, Mango, Blueberries....chocolate sauce, Peanut Butter



One Ingredient Banana Ice Cream. Seriously! As a Mom of a Diabetic kid...I was like, No way...WAY DUDE! Put about four chopped, frozen bananas in the food processor. ( I have a TON because I always have frozen chopped banana's in Gallon bags at my house, perfect for a teething baby , or a cool snack for lil' kids to munch! (Let them sit on the counter for 10 minutes or so so they aren’t quite so hard. Pulse until they are well chopped up. Then let the food processor or blender, but make sure it is a HIGH Quality blender ( RIP my cheap Black and Decker blender).. run for 2-3 minutes, you can scrape it down a few times, but it will soon become a wonderfully smooth texture. It will look like a perfect soft-serve ice cream. The short people LOVE this stuff.Of course I had to put some chocolate syrup on top....but we have added extras like frozen strawberriess, blueberries, PB (with the PB ...ya lost the Fat-Free...but added some protein) This stuff is so smooth and creamy that you can’t even tell it’s banana—well, except for the flavor.You’ll want to freeze bananas before they get to that black, really overripe stage for this ice cream). Bananas just starting to get “freckles” are the best. If you like bananas, you’ve got to give this a try! A perfectly healthy treat ...and pretty darn delish too!