Ingredients
1 ready-to-bake 9 inch pie shell that has less than 90 calories per serving
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup Splenda®, divided
1½ cups water
4 eggs, separated
½ tablespoon margarine
½ cup lemon juice
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
Directions
- Bake pie shell as directed. Cool.
- In medium saucepan, stir together cornstarch, salt, and ¾ cup Splenda. Add water, stirring until Splenda and cornstarch are dissolved. Cook on medium heat until mixture thickens and comes to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Beat egg yolks in small bowl. Add about a cup of the cornstarch mixture and stir. Transfer this mixture to cornstarch mixture in saucepan, stirring rapidly. Cook on medium heat until very thick, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and whisk in margarine and lemon juice. Pour into pie shell.
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- In medium bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks form. Add remaining ¼ cup Splenda and beat until stiff peaks form.
- Spread meringue over pie filling, sealing with crust edge. Bake 10 minutes or until meringue is golden.
- Remove from oven and cool 1 hour. Refrigerate for 3 hours before serving.
Note: Pie crusts vary from 80 to 150 calories per serving. Read the label to choose one lower in calories. The above calculations were based on a pie crust with 90 calories per 1/8 of a pie.
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Prep Time
45 min
Nutrition Facts
- Servings per Recipe: 8
- Calories: 167
- Calories from Fat: 72
- Total Fat: 8
- Cholesterol: 110 mg
- Sodium: 164 mg
- Carbohydrate: 20 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Exchange: 1 starch, 2 fat
- Carbohydrate Units: 1