Sweeten your day with this delicious Frozen Raspberry Pie. It’s light crème gets a crunchy balance with its complimentary crust. The best part? It’s only 220 calories!
The dessert, whose recipe comes from eatingwell.com, does take six hours to cool, but you’ll savor the flavor on a hot summer night. For a twist, toss out the sugar and chocolate wafers and use Oreo cookies instead, as they will help make this sweet delight even better.
8 servings
Ingredients:
Crust
• 32 chocolate wafers, (about 6 1/2 ounces; see Note), plus 1 for garnish
• 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 tablespoons skim milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
Filling
• 3 cups raspberries, fresh or frozen (thawed)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large egg whites, at room temperature (see Tip)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9-inch pie pan with cooking spray.
2. To prepare crust: Process 32 wafers, confectioners’ sugar, oil, milk and butter in a food processor until finely ground. Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared pan, creating an even, dense crust. Bake for 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack to room temperature, about 1 hour, pressing any puffed parts of the crust back into the pan.
3. To prepare filling: Meanwhile, puree raspberries, lemon juice and salt in a blender or food processor until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl, pressing with a rubber spatula to extract the juice; discard seeds.
4. Bring 1 inch of water to a slow simmer in a large saucepan. Combine egg whites, granulated sugar and cream of tartar in a 3-quart stainless-steel bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until foamy. Set the bowl over the simmering water and continue to beat on medium speed, moving the mixer around, until the mixture is glossy and thick, about 3 1/2 minutes. Increase the speed to high, and continue beating over the simmering water until very stiff and glossy, about 3 1/2 minutes more (the eggs will be at a safe temperature, 160°F, at this point). Remove from the heat (be careful of the escaping steam) and continue beating on medium speed until room temperature, 3 to 5 minutes.
5. Fold the raspberry puree into the meringue until combined. Pour the raspberry filling into the pie crust; crumble the remaining chocolate wafer over the top. Place the pie on a level surface in your freezer and freeze until solid, at least 6 hours. To serve, let the pie stand at room temperature until softened slightly, about 10 minutes, before slicing.