Pecan Pie

Ingredients:
One unbaked pie shell
1 cup fruit sweetener **
One envelope plain gelatin
1/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce
3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Three eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons very strong coffee or espresso (prepared, not grounds)
24 pecan halves

**To make this fruit sweetener, mix together 1/2-cup frozen apple juice concentrate (thawed) and 1/2-cup granulated fructose.

Directions:
Prepare pastry and place in 9-inch pie pan. In large bowl, combine fruit sweetener, gelatin and apple sauce. Beat with electric mixer.

In small bowl, blend water and cornstarch until smooth. Add cornstarch to fruit sweetener mixture and blend. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla and coffee. Pour mixture into pie shell. Decorate top with pecan halves. Bake 30-40 minutes (until custard is set) at 375-degrees. Cool slightly before cutting.

Recipe makes one pie.

Nutrition information per 1/8th of pie:
Calories: 211
Fat: 9g
Cholesterol: 82mg
Carbohydrates: 28mg
Protein: 3g
Sodium: 69mg
Fiber 1g
Exchanges:  1 Fruit, 1 Bread, 2 Fat

Courtesy of FitnessandFreebies.com
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