Baked Alaska

Ingredients:

Pastry for one-crust 10-inch/28-cm pie
1/4 cup/60 mL butter
1/2 cup/125 mL evaporated milk
1 cup/250 mL powdered sugar
1/4 cup/60 mL Watkins Chocolate Dessert Mix
1 tsp/5 mL Watkins Original Double-Strength Vanilla
2 cups/500 mL each chocolate, strawberry, and pistachio ice cream (or your choice)

Meringue for one 10-inch/28-cm pie:

Ingredients:

3 egg whites
1/2 tsp/2.5 mL Watkins Original Double-Strength Vanilla
1/4 tsp/1.2 mL Watkins Cream of Tartar
6 tbsp/90 mL sugar

Directions:

Beat egg whites with Vanilla and Cream of Tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar 1 tbsp/15 ml at a time, beating until stiff and glossy peaks form and all sugar is dissolved. Spread meringue over hot filling (or cold if called for in recipe), sealing to edges of pastry. Bake at 350ºF/180ºC for 12 to 15 minutes or until meringue is golden brown; cool.

Makes 10 small servings or 6 large servings.

Nutrition Facts:
(Based upon 10 small servings.)

Nutritional Information Per Serving:

Calories 30
Protein 1 G
Carbohydrates 8 G
Sodium 20 Mg
Fat 0 G
Saturated Fat 0 G
Cholesterol 0 Mg
Dietary Fiber 0 G

Directions:

Prepare crust; place in 10-inch/28-cm pie pan and bake until golden brown. Cool on wire rack, then freeze for about 30 minutes.

Combine butter and next three ingredients in a medium saucepan; cook over low heat for 5 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and stir in 1 tsp/5 ml vanilla; cool completely, stirring occasionally.

Pack scoops of ice cream, alternating flavors, into pie shell. Drizzle chocolate sauce over and around ice cream as scoops are added. Freeze until firm. Just before serving, heat oven to 500ºF/260ºC. Prepare meringue and heap onto ice cream; spread over ice cream, carefully sealing to edge of crust. Bake 3 to 5 minutes, or until top is lightly browned. Serve immediately.

Makes 10 small servings or 6 large servings.

Nutrition Facts:
(Based upon 10 small servings and not including meringue.)

Nutritional Information Per Serving:

Calories 230
Protein 2 g
Carbohydrates 29 g
Sodium 110 mg
Fat 13 g
Saturated Fat 7 g
Cholesterol 30 mg
Dietary Fiber 0 g

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