Will I ever tire of pumpkin? I think not! Quiche is sort of my easy go-to thing to make when I have guests coming for a little bite to eat. The beauty of quiche is that it may be served hot or just slightly warm, so I don’t have to obsess about the serving temperature. This savory pumpkin quiche recipe with whipped egg whites comes out light and fluffy almost like a soufflé.
I would typically make this recipe with cream. However, my daughter was recently diagnosed as being Lactose intolerant, so we are now more aware of dairy products in our recipes and pre-prepared foods. I have been revamping many of my own recipes by using lactose free milk, which is easy to digest. Lactaid tastes just like regular milk, so this recipe change is flawless! It’s also much healthier, as I am subbing out reduced-fat lactose-free Milk for the full fat cream.
You Will Need:
3 large eggs
1-1/4 cup of solid-pack pumpkin
2 egg whites whipped until peaks form
1 cup of LACTAID® Milk
1 small yellow onion diced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup of diced sausage, bacon, or soy sausage/bacon ( I used soy sausage)
12/ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon fresh thyme
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 frozen deep-dish pie shell
How to Prepare:
Prehead oven to 400 degrees. Saute onions, salt, fresh thyme and savory sausage/bacon (I used soy sausage) in olive oil until onions have softened. Set aside.
Combine by hand pumpkin, lactose free Milk, nutmeg and whole eggs. Add cooled onion mixture.
In a mixing bowl, mix two egg whites on high until they turn white and foamy and start to stiffen.
Fold fluffy egg whites into pumpkin mixture by hand until gently combined. Pour in prepared pie crust.
Bake for approximately 50 minutes until center is firm and toothpick comes out cleanly in center.
Allow to cool for 20-30 minutes before serving.
This Holiday season, we have a healthy supply of la LACTAID® chewable tablets on hand as well. If a guest brings any dairy products to our home, my daughter simply takes one tablet per serving of dairy. This way she can enjoy everything!
