Instructions: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Coat an 8- by 8-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs evenly across the bottom of the pan.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the pumpkin, milk, sugar, egg, egg whites, cinnamon, allspice, and vanilla extract. Mix well using an electric mixer on medium speed.

Pour the custard into the baking dish and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until knife inserted comes out clean.

Place the pan on a cooling rack and cool for 20 minutes. Cut into nine equal servings and top with whipped topping.

This recipe yields 9 servings.

Serving size: 1/9 of recipe.

Comments: What better way to showcase a holiday favorite, pumpkin? Rather than using a traditional flour-and-shortening crust, a graham cracker crust allows us to slash the fat considerably. Lots of spices also cuts down on the need for too much sugar.

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