Celestial Vanilla Pie

Name: Celestial Vanilla Pie
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 3 egg whites; 1½ tsp. vanilla; Baked 9" pie shell; ½ c. heavy cream, whipped; Caramel Sauce; 4½ tblsp. cornstarch; ½ square unsweetened chocolate, coarsely grated; 1½ c. boiling water; 1 c. sugar; ½ tsp. salt

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

About

This high pie has unusual, delicate fluffy filling with caramel on top

Ingredients

Baked 9" pie shell
4½ tblsp. cornstarch
1 c. sugar

Americas
United States
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Combine cornstarch and ¾ c. sugar in saucepan. Add boiling water, stirring constantly; continue to cook and stir until thick and clear, 10 to 12 minutes.
Add salt to egg whites and beat until stiff. Add 3 tblsp. of remaining sugar and vanilla, beating until egg whites are creamy.
Pour hot cornstarch mixture over egg whites, beating constantly. Cool slig