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Piccadilly Pecan Delight Pie
Light, fluffy pie with unique meringue crust made from toasted pecans and Ritz crackers. A Southern favorite dessert that's surprisingly easy to make!
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 20m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 1h👤 Stephanie Manley📖 copykat
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a preheated oven at 350 degrees. Place 1/3 cup pecans and Ritz crackers for ⏱️ 5 minutes. You want to lightly roast the nuts and crackers. Watch them carefully so they do not burn. The crackers and nuts should be light golden in color. Remove from oven when golden and place on paper towel until cool.
cup Pecans (chopped small, lightly roasted for crust)1/3cup Pecans (chopped medium, topping)1/4
2
Add vanilla and cream of tartar to egg whites and beat until stiff. Slowly add sugar and continue to beat egg whites until very stiff peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Fold in 1/3 cup pecans and Ritz crackers. Place in a 10" pie pan that has been lightly sprayed with a nonstick baking spray. Spread the meringue to the sides and cover the bottom of the pan.
egg whites (room temperature)3cup Pecans (chopped small, lightly roasted for crust)1/3cup Pecans (chopped medium, topping)1/4
3
The meringue will be about 1" - 1 1/8" thick layer in the pie pan. Hollow out a little hole in the middle of the bottom of the meringue the size of half a dime, this will help with an even baking of the shell. If you have any meringue left make a little nest bake the same manner and fill with leftover pudding or fruits. Place in a preheated oven at 275 degrees for ⏱️ 1 hour. Check shell, the meringue should not scorch, it will turn light tan in color.
4
Turn oven off and let shell dry in the oven for another hour. Remove shell and cool. When the shell is cool place the whipped topping in the shell and sprinkle with 1/4 cup broken pecans. Place in refrigerator to completely chill before serving. Meringue will whip fluffier and be fuller when prepared at low humidity.
Whipped Topping ( (Cool-Whip))12 ounces
Nutrition Facts
calories
243 kcal
fat Content
11 g
serving Size
1 serving
sugar Content
29 g
sodium Content
82 mg
protein Content
3 g
carbohydrate Content
32 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
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