No Bake Pumpkin Pie

Photo: Down to Earth Recipes
This healthy crust is made from flax seeds and sunflower seeds. This is a fast recipe and is healthy enough to eat as a main course!
Yield
8 servings
Ingredients

Crust:

  • ¾ cup flax seeds
  • ¾ cup sunflower seeds
  • 1 cup chopped medjool dates, soaked to soften
  • ½ cup walnuts, pecans, cashews or other nuts, chopped fine
  • Pinch of salt

Filling:

  • 3 Tablespoons arrowroot powder or corn starch
  • 1 cup soy milk or soy cream
  • 2 cups cooked or canned pumpkin
  • ½ cup sweetener: sucanat, maple syrup, turbinado or organic cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
  1. For the Crust: Grind the flax seeds so they are fresh.
  2. Grind sunflower seeds and add to flax seeds.
  3. Mix in moist dates, then add remaining chopped nuts.
  4. Pat into a non-stick pie pan.
  5. For the Filling: Mix the arrowroot into the soy milk until it dissolves. Pour into a wide, non-stick skillet.
  6. Add all remaining ingredients and heat on medium, stirring until ingredients are mixed well and begin to thicken, about 5 minutes.
  7. Stir until very thick, then pour into pie shell and refrigerate 2 hours.
  8. Slice and serve with soy ice cream. Enjoy!