Pumpkin and Butternut Pie

These last few months has been hectic, and once again I am reminded how precious time really is. I think the greatest gift you could give someone you love is your time. I love to show I care by taking time to do things for people. One of the things I love to do is making their favourite dishes. The dish I’m about the share today, my dad absolutely loves.

I love pumpkin pie, but I always try and find a way to make a dish healthier yet keep it tasty. I think I got this one right.

Pumpkin and Butternut Pie - as you can see it was a hit!

Pumpkin and Butternut Pie

Ingredients:

250g Steamed Pumpkin

400g Steamed Butternut

1 teaspoon Butter/Margarine

2 teaspoons Brown Sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

200ml Milk

1 heaped tablespoon Custard Powder

Sugar and cinnamon mix to “dust” the pie with. (Mix it 3:1, for every 5ml of cinnamon use 15ml of sugar. This is good to use on pancakes as well.)

Method:

• First steam the Pumpkin and butternut and mash it together, I use my hand blender to get a smooth consistency.
• Next add the butter, sugar and cinnamon and mix well.
• Lastly dissolve the custard powder in the milk and add to the pumpkin mix.
• Pour it into a baking dish, and lightly dust with a sugar and cinnamon mix.
• Bake in a 180 degrees Celsius oven for 30 minutes.
• Take it out to cool slightly before serving.

I hope you enjoy this recipe, I know what I’m making for Christmas…