Brown Sugar Meringue Pie Recipe

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Brown Sugar Meringue Pie
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
3544
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup butter , cut into pieces
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 6 tbsp water
  • 1 baked 9

Directions:

  1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a 4-quart heavy saucepan. Stir in half and-half. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat 9 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
  2. Lightly beat egg yolks with a wire whisk. Gradually stir about one-fourth of hot mixture into yolks; add to remaining hot mixture, stirring constantly. Cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes over medium heat. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla and butter. Cover and set aside while preparing meringue.
  3. Stir together 3/4 cup brown sugar, 2/3 cup granulated sugar, and water in a 1-quart heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Wash down crystals with a small pastry brush dipped in hot water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and cook, stirring often, until a candy thermometer registers 246° (firm ball stage).
  4. While syrup cooks, beat egg whites and cream of tartar in a large bowl at high speed with a heavy-duty stand mixer until soft peaks form. Pour hot syrup mixture in a heavy stream over beaten egg whites, beating constantly at high speed until stiff peaks form (about 2 to 3 minutes). (Do not overbeat.)
  5. Pour hot filling into pastry shell. Spoon one-third of meringue over hot filling in about 5 large dollops. Using back of a large spoon, spread meringue, sealing to edge of pastry and forming decorative swirls. Spread another third of meringue over pie, using same procedure. Spread remaining third of meringue over pie, and spread to edge.
  6. Bake at 375° for 9 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
  7. Brown Sugar Meringue Pie Pointers:
  8. For best results, time the beating of the egg whites as close as possible to the readiness of the syrup. Since this meringue is baked for only 9 minutes, it's essential that the syrup be 246° when added to the egg whites to bring them to a safe temperature.
  9. Be sure to use a heavy-duty stand mixer with at least a 4-quart bowl to accommodate the large volume of meringue. Don't be tempted to spread on all the meringue at once. It's necessary to apply it in 3 batches in order to fit it all on the pie and ensure maximum volume.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3544.15 Kcal (14839 kJ)
Calories from fat 1094.83 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 121.65g 187%
Cholesterol 955.81mg 319%
Sodium 1147.07mg 48%
Potassium 1930.64mg 41%
Total Carbs 574.53g 192%
Sugars 510.19g 2041%
Dietary Fiber 0.42g 2%
Protein 56.12g 112%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 7.4mg 41%
Calcium 963.8mg 96%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 229.77 Kcal (962 kJ)
Calories from fat 70.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.89g 187%
Cholesterol 61.97mg 319%
Sodium 74.37mg 48%
Potassium 125.17mg 41%
Total Carbs 37.25g 192%
Sugars 33.08g 2041%
Dietary Fiber 0.03g 2%
Protein 3.64g 112%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 8%
Iron 0.5mg 41%
Calcium 62.5mg 96%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 80.9
    Points
  • 99
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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