Comments on: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Sugar-Free Pumpkin Pie http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802 Living Simply Without Wheat, Dairy & Sugar Through Real Food Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:28:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Angie http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-889 Angie Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:49:42 +0000 http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-889 Hi Littlebit, yes agave is not all it's cracked up to be. I am trying to use it less in recipes, substituting honey or maple syrup, only cutting the amount in half because it is so much sweeter. Yes, most canned and processed foods contain added sugar, among other things - that is why I recommend avoiding them at all costs! It is much healthier (and simple, if you have a crock pot) to cook your own dried beans from scratch. (And if you do not have fresh corn, buy a bag of frozen kernels, it is much better for you than canned.) If you are cooking your own whole foods, the amount of your sugar consumption will be drastically reduced. Then you can treat yourself once in awhile to a little natural sweetener like honey or maple syrup, if used sparingly. Hi Littlebit, yes agave is not all it’s cracked up to be. I am trying to use it less in recipes, substituting honey or maple syrup, only cutting the amount in half because it is so much sweeter. Yes, most canned and processed foods contain added sugar, among other things - that is why I recommend avoiding them at all costs! It is much healthier (and simple, if you have a crock pot) to cook your own dried beans from scratch. (And if you do not have fresh corn, buy a bag of frozen kernels, it is much better for you than canned.) If you are cooking your own whole foods, the amount of your sugar consumption will be drastically reduced. Then you can treat yourself once in awhile to a little natural sweetener like honey or maple syrup, if used sparingly.

]]> By: Littlebit http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-872 Littlebit Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:25:51 +0000 http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-872 I am on a (RAW) no pasteurized dairy, no sugar, no gluten diet for the next 3 months. As you may know raw dairy is hard to come by in the state of Oregon. Organic animal lard would be the way to go for the crust. I am working with a nutritionist and Agave is worse then many other sweeteners. I am told all sugars are not good for any of us as it is added in almost all our foods. Take a look at the sugar content on a can of beans or corn and you will be surprised. So taking care when indulging in anything sweet is a challenge. I have tried different brands of Stevia and they all are disappointments. I tried adding cooked mashed yams in my last pumpkin pie and it wasn't a bad substitute for sugar. I am on a (RAW) no pasteurized dairy, no sugar, no gluten diet for the next 3 months. As you may know raw dairy is hard to come by in the state of Oregon. Organic animal lard would be the way to go for the crust. I am working with a nutritionist and Agave is worse then many other sweeteners. I am told all sugars are not good for any of us as it is added in almost all our foods. Take a look at the sugar content on a can of beans or corn and you will be surprised. So taking care when indulging in anything sweet is a challenge. I have tried different brands of Stevia and they all are disappointments. I tried adding cooked mashed yams in my last pumpkin pie and it wasn’t a bad substitute for sugar.

]]> By: Angie http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-734 Angie Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:44:23 +0000 http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-734 Hi Nadia, glad the pie crust turned out great and better luck on your coconut filling! And yes, I have been reading recently that agave has some problems...have you had better luck with rice syrup? Someone told me that more unprocessed natural sweeteners like honey or maple syrup may be the way to go. Tell me how your next pie turns out! Hi Nadia, glad the pie crust turned out great and better luck on your coconut filling! And yes, I have been reading recently that agave has some problems…have you had better luck with rice syrup? Someone told me that more unprocessed natural sweeteners like honey or maple syrup may be the way to go. Tell me how your next pie turns out!

]]> By: Nadia http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-727 Nadia Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:04:15 +0000 http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-727 Hi Angie, I finally had an opportunity to try the recipe, but made a boo-boo and put too much coconut milk into it which took the pumpkin flavour away, and drowned out the spices too much. I'm going to try it again this week, and put a bit more pumpkin in (2 cups doesn't seem enough to fill the shell), use brown rice syrup as a sweetener (did you know Agave isn't a very good substitute and blood sugar problems over time?), and about half the amount of coconut milk and see how it turns out! The pie crust turned out great btw! Hi Angie,

I finally had an opportunity to try the recipe, but made a boo-boo and put too much coconut milk into it which took the pumpkin flavour away, and drowned out the spices too much. I’m going to try it again this week, and put a bit more pumpkin in (2 cups doesn’t seem enough to fill the shell), use brown rice syrup as a sweetener (did you know Agave isn’t a very good substitute and blood sugar problems over time?), and about half the amount of coconut milk and see how it turns out! The pie crust turned out great btw!

]]> By: Angie http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-676 Angie Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:33:59 +0000 http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-676 Hi Mac! Sorry, I haven't tried it with eggs & coconut milk, but I hope yours was delicious! Happy Thanksgiving! Hi Mac! Sorry, I haven’t tried it with eggs & coconut milk, but I hope yours was delicious! Happy Thanksgiving!

]]> By: Mac http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-671 Mac Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:45:37 +0000 http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-671 Hi Angie! I was wondering if you tried out the recipe with eggs and Coconut milk, and if it worked out. I want to make this pie tomorrow! Love the site!!! Hi Angie! I was wondering if you tried out the recipe with eggs and Coconut milk, and if it worked out. I want to make this pie tomorrow! Love the site!!!

]]> By: Nadia http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-615 Nadia Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:16:41 +0000 http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-615 Hi Angie, Thanks that's great! Both eggs and coconuts are good for me, so I will try it that way and let you know how it goes...great website by the way! Hi Angie,
Thanks that’s great! Both eggs and coconuts are good for me, so I will try it that way and let you know how it goes…great website by the way!

]]> By: Angie http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-609 Angie Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:02:30 +0000 http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-609 Nadia, hmm...eggs and coconut milk are coming to mind. Eggs to firm the recipe and coconut milk to make it creamy. Not sure what amounts to use, I'm going to have to try it to experiment! Let me know if you try it what works! Nadia, hmm…eggs and coconut milk are coming to mind. Eggs to firm the recipe and coconut milk to make it creamy. Not sure what amounts to use, I’m going to have to try it to experiment! Let me know if you try it what works!

]]> By: Nadia http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-608 Nadia Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:05:08 +0000 http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-608 This looks great! I have decided to go sugar/dairy/gluten free, but soy is also a problem for me including Tofu...what else can I use in order to firm the recipe? This looks great! I have decided to go sugar/dairy/gluten free, but soy is also a problem for me including Tofu…what else can I use in order to firm the recipe?

]]> By: Kim, The Food Allergy Coach http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-585 Kim, The Food Allergy Coach Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:47:23 +0000 http://gluten-dairy-sugarfree.com/?p=802#comment-585 This looks delicious! This looks delicious!

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