Reprinted from The Blood Type Diet Website (www.dadamo.com)

Sweet Potato Pie for 1

Description:

Wonderful dessert for the holiday season.

Ingredients:
  • 1 sweet potato, baked for 60 minutes at 375 degrees
  • 1 pie crust, unbaked, per type
  • 1/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons honey
  • 1 & 1/2 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup flour (wheat or spelt)
  • 1/2 teaspoon coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon anise
  • 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum - if using spelt flour
  • 3/4 cup nut halves per type
  • 1 Tablespoon cornstarch or arrowroot, per type
  • 1 teaspoon molasses or maple syrup
How to make it:
  1. Prepare unbaked regular or wheat free pie crust according to type.
  2. Mash 2 cups cooked sweet potatoes in 1/2 cup water.
  3. Mix in 1/4 cup honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract, salt, flour, coriander, and anise.
  4. If using spelt flour, add xantham gum.
  5. Pour the mashed potatoes in the unbaked pie crust.
  6. Arrange nut halves on top.
  7. Combine 2 Tablespoons honey, molasses or maple syrup, 1/2 cup water, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract and bring to a boil in saucepan.
  8. Combine 2 Tablespoons water and cornstarch or arrowroot.
  9. While liquids are boiling, add the cornstarch or arrowroot and water, stirring constantly.
  10. Remove from heat and dribble over top of pie.
  11. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes.