Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Step 2

Butter a 9”pie dish.

Step 3

In a single-serve blender, blend nuts and butter in pulse mode for just a few seconds so they blend and mash but don’t turn into walnut butter.

Step 4

Spread the walnut mixture over the pie dish, covering the bottom and pushing up the sides as well to fully cover the dish.

Step 5

Bake for 10-20 minutes, until the shell begins to brown.

Step 6

Remove from oven and set aside to cool for at least 20 minutes.

Step 7

In a blender, combine pumpkin, cream cheese, eggs, pumpkin pie spice, and sweetener.

Step 8

Pour over crust.

Step 9

Bake for about 40 minutes, or until you can put in a fork and it comes out clean. (Oven times may vary.)

Step 10

Let cool and serve with homemade whipped cream.