Healthy Pecan Pie

Hey guys, I don't know about you but pecan pie is way to sweet and full of sugar. While it is a good treat to have during thanksgiving, it has way too much sugar in it making it very unhealthy. Here is a healthy recipe for pecan pie that doesn't have as much sugar but the same great taste.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup raw pecans, plus extras for garnish
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tsp cornstarch or arrowroot
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup, honey, or agave
• pinch uncut stevia OR 1 tbsp sugar 
• 12.3 oz silken-firm tofu OR raw cashew butter
• 2 tbsp molasses (can sub additional maple syrup)
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder

Directions:

Blend all ingredients, except pecans, in a food processor until very smooth. Then add the pecans and pulse a few times until they’re chopped. Pour into a prepared pie crust, and top with additional pecans if desired. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees, for 45 minutes. If you serve the pie immediately, it’ll be very gooey (not necessarily a bad thing). But if you let it chill in the fridge, it firms up quite nicely the longer it sits. The pie fills up a prepared graham-cracker crust. If your crust is bigger, you might want to make 1 and 1/2 servings or even double the recipe. I cut this pie into 9 slices for the party, but that was because people often prefer “taste-size” slices at parties with many desserts. I’d say this recipe could comfortably serve six.