Mom's Southern Pecan Pie

Course :	Pies
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	10

Ingredients:

1	crust	unbaked pie shell
1	cup	fruit sweetener
1	tablespoon	cornmeal
1/3	cup	unsweetened applesauce -- or apple butter
3	tablespoons	water
2	tablespoons	cornstarch
3	large	eggs
2	teaspoons	vanilla extract
2	tablespoons	very strong coffee -- or espresso (prepared, not grounds)
24	medium	pecan halves

Preparation:

Prepare pastry and place in 9" pie pan. In large bowl, combine fruit sweetener, cornmeal and applesauce/butter. Beat with electric mixer. In small bowl, blend water and cornstarch until smooth. Add to fruit sweetner mixture and blend. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in vanilla and coffee. Pour mixture into pie shell. Decorate top with pecan halves. Bake 30 to 40 minutes - or until custard is set - at 375 degrees. Cool slightly before cutting.

Nutritional Information:

58 Calories (kcal); 4g Total Fat; (57% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 56mg Cholesterol; 17mg Sodium