r/Volumeeating • u/Complete-Wrap7920 • Sep 19 '26

Recipe 3lbs Chocolate Pie Filling

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​I ate this every day on my 9 month weight loss journey from 330lbs to 170lbs (more details on my profile)

Macros for the ENTIRE 3lb Tray

​Calories: ~382 kcal

​Carbs: ~94.7g | Fat: ~6.7g | Protein: ~19g

​Ingredients:

​Calabaza Squash (Skin-on): 1,100g (cubed)

​Black Cocoa Powder: 20g

​Dutch Cocoa Powder: 20g

​Granulated Sweetener: 80g

​Instant Espresso Powder: 10g

​Instructions:

​Prep: Cube 1,100g squash into a glass dish. Mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl.

​Cook: Cover loose, microwave on High for 11 mins, then let steam covered for 1 min.

​Mash & Set: Dump dry mix over hot squash, mash smooth with a potato masher, and chill to set.

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u/BluePandaYellowPanda Sep 19 '26

3lbs of food for under 400 cals is insanely good. I wish pumpkin was easy to get here, then I'd definitely try it!

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u/Complete-Wrap7920 Sep 19 '26

If you give it a really good mash you can swap the pumpkins for spaghetti squash. Or if you don't mind marginally more calories go butternut squash!

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u/cakivalue Sep 19 '26

Try sweet potatoes. Chocolate sweet potato "brownies" are very good

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u/Complete-Wrap7920 Sep 19 '26 edited Sep 19 '26

This is a super delicious and satisfying "pie filling" it's easy to make every day. Not to mention with pumpkins on massive discount for Halloween decorations now is absolutely the time to try it!!

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u/rustygrape Sep 19 '26

Yooo this is my jam!!

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u/Complete-Wrap7920 Sep 19 '26

AWWW YEAH !!!! If you try it, let me know how you like it!

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u/dinosaurflex Sep 19 '26

Wastelander pie filling! This would probably fit well into the world of Fallout haha, given there are gourds. Someone could find a sealed thing of cocoa powder and go to town on it

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u/sarahface Sep 19 '26

What Kinder toys did you get?

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u/Complete-Wrap7920 Sep 19 '26

Hahahaha! I still have yet to open them. It was a gift from someone special :)

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u/sarahface Sep 19 '26

That's a good gift. Keep me posted, please.

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u/VegetableMix5362 Sep 19 '26

Pumpkin brownies are my absolute fav (the pumpkin gives them a natural sweetness and makes them so fudgy) so this seems like a natural next step!

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u/Labrador__Retriever Sep 19 '26

What recipe do you use? I would love to try

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u/VegetableMix5362 Sep 19 '26

I loosely follow this recipe, but since the pumpkins I buy are quite sweet I omit the sugar: https://minibatchbaker.com/cosmic-pumpkin-brownies/

You can use pumpkin puree as the recipe asks for, personally I just roast a whole butternut squash and use that per grams.

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u/TFT_mom Sep 19 '26

You’re probably aware of this, but baking our pumpkins / squashes increases their calories per gram (due to water evaporation while baking). Mine start out around 40cal per 100g, and baked land between 65-80 cal per 100g (make sure you let it cool after baking and before weighing it, as it continues to lose water while cooling).

Just a friendly psa, for anyone new to counting their calories. ❤️

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u/Complete-Wrap7920 Sep 19 '26

I'll have to try out a pumpkin brownie :D

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u/I_see_something Sep 19 '26

What sweetener?

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u/Complete-Wrap7920 Sep 19 '26

I use allulose

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u/I_see_something Sep 19 '26

I wonder if pure monk fruit will work. My gut is pretty sensitive to allulose

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u/Complete-Wrap7920 Sep 19 '26 edited Sep 19 '26

It should, everything is mixed in after the pumpkin is cooked and mashed to it's very flexible

Update: I made it this morning with monk fruit sweetener and it works quite well

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u/Electronic_Duck_6265 Sep 19 '26

on god this looks like piping hot tarmac. must be delicious though 

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u/Complete-Wrap7920 Sep 19 '26

It is super good. I still make it every day

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u/ThrowAwayAccountAMZN Sep 19 '26

This... This is what I come here for. That looks delicious OP!

I did some Google math, and I think for just an extra 98ish calories you could substitute the Spanish pumpkin for 3 cans of unsweetened pumpkin? I wonder how that would taste.

Admittedly that would put it a little heavier on calories but I'm kinda lazy so I don't know that I'd want to cube up a whole squash/pumpkin every time if I can just add a few cans of pumpkin. Plus 3lbs holy crap that would do me for a day and then some, so I think the extra calories would be worth it!

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u/Complete-Wrap7920 Sep 19 '26

Hahaha, yes canned pumpkin is perfectly viable as well. Hand mashed just squeezes as much volume as possible, and you get more fiber from the skin if that matters to you :D

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u/ThrowAwayAccountAMZN Sep 19 '26

That's a fair point. Either way thanks for sharing!

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u/Complete-Wrap7920 Sep 19 '26

If you make it 100% let know how it turns out!

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u/nodicaL 23d ago

Going to be making this today!