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Healthier Pecan Pie Substitutions

December 19, 2012 By Kelli Miller 2 Comments

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Living in Alabama, we “do pecan” pretty stinking well.  Heck, Priesters is known world-wide and we even have a Pecan Festival for goodness sakes.  What we don’t necessarily do so well is light foods, 😉  LOL!  This posts sets out to change that!  Lighter pecan pies… yes, really!

Holidays are stressful enough without the added stress of feeling not so great from eating lots of ‘bad for you’ food.  So as we begin to cook the sweets n treats for our loved ones, I wanted share some great cooking tips and recipes that arrived in my inbox.  These will help you to lighten up one of today’s holiday favorites…pecan pie!

Sinfully Delicious
Pecan Pie

1)     The Power of Oatmeal– Instead of using flour, get some healthy whole grains into your holiday pie by using oatmeal instead! The soluble fiber in oatmeal has been shown to decrease LDL cholesterol or “bad cholesterol” by 10-15%, particularly when consumed as part of a low fat diet. Fiber also decreases risk of high blood pressure and significantly reduces risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease.

2)     Pecans– Antioxidant rich and full of heart-healthy unsaturated fat, pecans are receiving accolades from the American Heart Association for producing a simple way reduce the risk of heart disease this holiday season. Pecans provide that long-lasting energy because they contain heart-healthy mono and polyunsaturated fats.  Plus, a handful of pecan halves contain the same amount of fiber as a medium-sized apple.

3)     Use Non-Stick Cookware– So much unnecessary butter and oil goes into ensuring that our bakery masterpieces come out in one piece! By using cookware designed to keep things from sticking to the pan, you can use less oil or switch to a low-calorie vegetable spray instead. Then you can pat yourself on the back for saving yourself an average of 100 calories!

Check out these great light pecan pie recipes too!

  • Oatmeal Pecan Pie
  • Piccadilly’s Cafeteria Pecan Delight
  • Light Georgia Pecan Pie with Honey Pecan Topping

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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: healthy, holiday, Holiday Pie, oatmeal, Pecan Festival, Pecan Pie, Pecan Pies, pecans, Pie, Priesters

About Kelli Miller

My husband (Ricky) of 20 years, our three wild and wonderfully different boys, five totally spoiled little dogs, a plethora of wild cats, and I live at Miller Manor! It is a 100 year old Colonial Style Farmhouse that is surrounded by hundreds of acres of farmland, in a small town on the coast of Southern Alabama.

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  1. festival says

    April 6, 2013 at 7:24 am

    Thanks in support of sharing such a good idea, article is fastidious,
    thats why i have read it entirely

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  2. Miz Helen says

    January 5, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    We just love Pecan Pie and your recipe would be much healthier for us. Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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