Dessert: Squash Custard Pie

Recipe by Susan Herrmann Loomis This pie is best made with freshly cooked kuri squash purée.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Squash Custard Pie

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

3/4 cup of squash purée
2 large eggs, separated
Scant 3/4 cup of vanilla sugar made with light brown sugar
Pinch of fine sea salt
1 1/3 cup whole milk
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
One pre-baked 10-inch tart pastry
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 °F.
In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the squash and the egg yolks until combined. Whisk in the sugar and the salt and the milk, then whisk in the flour until smooth.
In another medium-size bowl, lightly whisk the egg whites to the soft peak stage. Whisk the egg whites lightly into the squash mixture, then pour it into the pre-baked pie shell. Sprinkle the cinnamon over the top and bake in the bottom third of the oven for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat of the oven to 350 °F and continue baking until the pie is nearly set but still moves slightly, 25 to 30 minutes. Let it cool to room temperature before serving.

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