***Baked Alaska Pie

By CheeseDiva

A Christmas Eve dinner tradition since the 80's. Sometimes I layer two different ice creams under the meringue.

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1/2 gal. ice cream, softened
• 3 egg whites
• 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
• 6 tbsp. sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 package chocolate wafer cookies finely ground in processor
• 1/4 c. melted butter

Preparation

Step 1

Crust:
2
Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°F. Blend cookie crumbs and sugar in processor. Add melted butter; process until crumbs are evenly moistened. Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides (not rim) of 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish.
3
Bake for 10 minutes. Remove and cool.
4
Spoon in softened ice cream, mounding a bit in the center.
1
Meringue:
2
Beat egg whites and cream of tarter until frothy. Beat in sugar, one tablespoon at a time; continue beating until stiff and glossy. Do not under beat.
3
Beat in vanilla.
4
Spread over ice cream - making center a little higher than the sides. Be sure meringue completely covers ice cream at the sides.
5
Bake in 450 degree oven just until the meringue is slightly toasted.