Homemade Butterscotch Meringue Pie Recipe

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Homemade Butterscotch Meringue Pie
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Ingredients:

  • 1 (9-inch) pie shell baked
  • 1 cup brown sugar , packed
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 2/3 cup whole milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Make 9-inch pie shell and bake.
  2. Mix brown sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan. Gradually stir in water and milk. Add butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil 1 minute.
  3. Remove from heat. Gradually stir at least half of hot mixture into egg yolks. Then blend egg yolk mixture into hot mixture in saucepan. Boil 1 minute more, stirring constantly.
  4. Remove from heat. Blend in vanilla. Pour immediately into baked pie shell. If desired, finish immediately with Pie Meringue.* Otherwise, let cool at room temperature.
  5. Lastly, pie may be chilled thoroughly (about 2 hours) and topped with sweetened whipped cream.
  6. MERINGUE
  7. 3 egg whites
  8. 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  9. 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
  10. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  11. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in medium bowl until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue beating until stiff and glossy. Do not underbeat. Beat in vanilla. Tops a 9-inch pie.
  12. Spoon meringue over hot pie filling.
  13. Spread over filling, carefully sealing meringue to edge of crust to prevent shrinking or weeping.
  14. Bake 8 to 12 minutes at 400 degrees F or until meringue is delicate brown.
  15. Remove from oven and cool away from draft.
  16. Serve. Immediately refrigerate any remaining pie.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 473.82 Kcal (1984 kJ)
Calories from fat 196.95 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.88g 34%
Cholesterol 110.05mg 37%
Sodium 422.44mg 18%
Potassium 217.65mg 5%
Total Carbs 64.02g 21%
Sugars 39.11g 156%
Dietary Fiber 0.38g 2%
Protein 6.02g 12%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 137.2mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 216.63 Kcal (907 kJ)
Calories from fat 90.04 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10g 34%
Cholesterol 50.31mg 37%
Sodium 193.13mg 18%
Potassium 99.51mg 5%
Total Carbs 29.27g 21%
Sugars 17.88g 156%
Dietary Fiber 0.18g 2%
Protein 2.75g 12%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.5mg 6%
Calcium 62.7mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.2
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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