Pecan Cloud Pie
Recipe: #856
October 19, 2011
"A sweet dessert with a meringue base and whipped cream topping. Something wonderful happens to the graham crackers when baked in the meringue."
Original is 8 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (326.4 g)
- Calories 717.3
- Total Fat - 39.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 11.6 g
- Cholesterol - 159.7 mg
- Sodium - 3366.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 40.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.6 g
- Sugars - 31.9 g
- Protein - 49.8 g
- Calcium - 45.9 mg
- Iron - 2.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 2.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 300ºF. Lightly grease 10” pie plate.
Step 2
In a large mixing bowl beat egg whites and baking powder until soft peaks form. Add cream of tartar, beating constantly. Add sugar, 1 tbsp. at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold in graham crackers and 1 cup of pecans (reserve rest for garnish). Spoon into pie plate. Bake 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
Step 3
Whip cream adding vanilla and icing sugar as it begins to thicken. Continue beating until stiff peaks form. Top pie with whipped cream. Sprinkle with reserved pecans; refrigerate until served. This is best made a day or two ahead.
Tips
No special items needed.
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