Ingredients:

  • 6 egg whites 
  • 1 large can Pumpkin (29 oz.) OR 2 lbs. fresh cooked and pureed
  • 1 c. packed brown sugar
  • 6 tbsp. canola oil (about 1/3 cup)
  • Juice and zest of 1 med orange
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • Optional: ½ tsp each cinnamon & allspice
  • 6 tbsp. whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ tsp. salt

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Grease a 2 ½ qt soufflé dish or 10 – 1 cup soufflé cups with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a small bowl whip egg whites on high just until soft peaks form. Set aside.
  • In a separate large mixing bowl combiner pumpkin, sugar, oil, zest, and orange juice. Mix on med speed 1 minute.
  • Add nutmeg, cinnamon & allspice, flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix to combine.
  • Fold egg whites into the pumpkin mixture just until combined- do not deflate.
  • Pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
  • Bake 1 hr. for large soufflé or 15 min for individual cups, and until nicely browned crust appears.

Makes: 10 servings

Per Serving: 215 calories, 4 gm pro, 9 gm fat, 33 gm carb, 145 mg sodium, 4 gm fiber and NO cholesterol, and @200% of Daily Values for Vitamin A as beta-carotene. 

Note: use of whole eggs and butter would increase saturated fat, cholesterol to 86 mg, and calories to 235.