Frozen Orange-Flavored Pie

from Family Circle

Frozen Orange-Flavored Pie
Servings: 8 Prep 20 mins Bake 350°F 8 mins Cook 8 mins Chill 3 hrs

Ingredients

Crust:
  • 8 boards low-fat graham crackers, crushed (about 1-1/4 cups crumbs)
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
Filling:
  • 2 tablespoons powdered egg whites
  • 6 tablespoons warm water
  • 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
  • 5 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup reduced-calorie frozen whipped topping, thawed

Make It

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Make Crust:

2. In bowl, combine crumbs, butter and juice. Stir to moisten; press into bottom and up sides of 9-inch pie plate. Bake in 350 degrees F oven for 8 minutes. Remove to rack; let cool.

Filling:

3. In bowl, combine egg whites and warm water; stir to dissolve.

4. In small saucepan, mix gelatin and 3 tablespoons of the sugar. In small bowl, combine yolks with milk. Stir into gelatin mixture. Over medium-low heat, cook, stirring frequently, until gelatin is dissolved and mixture registers 140 degrees F on instant-read thermometer, about 8 minutes. (Do not boil.) Pour into large bowl; stir in juice. Refrigerate 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the consistency of unbeaten egg whites.

5. Beat dissolved egg whites until soft peaks form; gradually beat in remaining sugar until stiff peaks form.

6. With whisk, fold beaten egg whites into slightly thickened gelatin mixture until no white remains. Spoon into prepared crust. Refrigerate 3 hours.

7. To serve, spoon 2 tablespoons whipped topping onto each slice.

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe: 8; Amount Per Serving: cal. (kcal): 126, Fat, total (g): 5, chol. (mg): 61, sat. fat (g): 3, carb. (g): 16, fiber (g): , pro. (g): 3, sodium (mg): 39, Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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