Ingredients
8
8 servings
- •1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked
- •4 egg yolks
- •2 cups milk
- •⅔ cup white sugar
- •⅓ cup cornstarch
- •1 pinch salt
- •½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- •1 cup ground pecans
- •4 egg whites
- •½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- •6 tablespoons white sugar
- •¼ cup ground pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)
- In the top of a double boiler, combine yolks, milk, 2/3 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup pecans. Pour filling into baked pie shell.
- In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Beat in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and gradually add 6 tablespoons white sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over pie, covering completely. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup ground pecans.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until meringue is delicately browned.
Nutritional Facts
Per 8 servings
- Calories: 396
- Carbohydrate: 47g
- Fat: 21g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Sugar: 30g
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