Spaghetti Squash Pie

This spaghetti squash pie recipe is very easy to make and you can have on the table in minutes! Also, it tastes delicious.

I have a pie recipe for you today that has a mystery ingredient. Shh! Don't tell anyone, but it's spaghetti squash! But everyone will think that it's coconut.

I first tried this recipe two years ago when we had a bumper crop of spaghetti squash. In my quest to find recipes to use this vegetable, someone gave me a recipe for a sweet pie using spaghetti squash as the main ingredient. This vegetabl eonly have 31 calories per 100 grams. When I first made the pie, Leo thought it was a coconut pie. Then I revealed that I had used spaghetti squash in the pie. He said that it didn't matter, that it was still good. So this pie is Leo approved.

What you need

To make this pie, you will need one large spaghetti squash and some muscles to split it in two. You will need to do quite a bit of hacking with the knife so be careful with this step.

How to make spaghetti squash pie

Step 1

Cut the squash in half lengthwise, scrape out the seeds and pulp, then place face down on a cookie sheet. Bake 30-40 minutes at 375 degrees. I made two pies today, so that's why I cooked all of these.

Step 2

When the squash is cool enough to handle, use a fork to shred the flesh. The cooked squash produces thin shreds that look like spaghetti; hence, the name.

Step 4

Beat ¾ cup sugar and 3 eggs together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.

Step 5

Melt ¼ cup butter and beat in the butter into the egg and sugar mixture. Add 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice and 1 tablespoon lemon zest. Whisk together until blended.

Step 6

Add 1 tablespoon of coconut flavoring to the mixture.

Step 7

Stir in the spaghetti squash and pour the mixture into a prebaked pie shell.

Step 8

Dust the top of the pie with a little nutmeg and cinnamon and bake 40-45 minutes at 350 degrees until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool on a rack before slicing.

Garnish with some whipped cream, if you'd like.

I made two pies today; one with a crust and one without. The pie is just as good crustless if you are cutting back on the carbs. Shh! Don't tell anyone that you sneaked in this vegetable until they've finished their piece of pie!