Calories in Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie is one of
the most delicious traditional desserts. It is consumed widely in USA and
Canada especially during the early winter and fall. Although people eat it on
regular basis but it also features in various long-established celebrations
like Christmas, Halloween and Thanksgiving as a symbol of cultural harmony. As
its name is suggesting the basic ingredient of this dish is pumpkin which is
orange colored and round shaped squash plant. The shade of this dish varies
from light orange to brown because of its basic component, pumpkin.
You can get some idea
about the calories in pumpkin pie from its total ingredients. For the
simplest recipe of this dish, you just need eggs, pumpkin, sugar, milk and
salt. All these items are easy to find and have different types of nutritious
values. Eggs have protein, sodium,
potassium, calcium and vitamin A, D, B-12. Pumpkin also has rich amount of
potassium and vitamin A. As we all know milk is loaded with calcium. So this
dish has almost every kind of essential nutrients which makes it a healthy dish
to eat. The method you used to make this dessert also affects its nourishing
values. The best and easiest way to prepare it is by keeping it simple. Don’t
try to overcook or refrigerate the pie. It will not only make the crust dark
but also disturb its taste. For quick cooking of pie; fill all mixed
ingredients in a large bowl and heat them in oven at 425°F. After 15 minutes of
heating, pour the crust on top. Now lower the temperature to about 350°F and
bake for 50 minutes. Keep checking after 30 minutes as lesser quantity can lead
to early baked pie, for checking purpose inert the knife into the center of pie
to check whether it comes out clean or not. After successful baking cool the
pie for almost 2 hours then refrigerate it and serve it. There are lots of
versatile kinds of pumpkin pies. Besides pie you can also make cheesecake,
bars, cupcakes and even spice from this fruit.
Calories in pumpkin pie vary according to the quantity of different
ingredients and the type of pumpkin pie. Most commonly a 100 gram slice of a
simple pumpkin pie ranges from 200-250 calories. You can simply add up the calories of all of
its components to get a number closer to the actual value. If we assume a complete pie of 1200 grams or
42 ounces and divide it into eight equal parts then every slice will contain
almost 300 calories. You can also categorize components
of pie into three categories; fat, carbohydrates and proteins. Every slice of
this pie contains about 41% of fats, 52 % carbohydrates and 7% proteins. These numbers
making it clear that definitely pie can fill your hunger but excessive
consumption can lead to increased weight. So care should be taken while
utilizing this dish as a dessert. One slice per serving is enough after a regular
meal.
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