Raspberry Cracker Pie

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup sugar
• 16 saltine crackers, crushed
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 -3 cups fresh raspberries or 2 -3 cups frozen raspberries (may use blueberries, sliced strawberries or blackberries)

Recipe

• 1 grease and flour a 9-inch pie plate.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy.
• 4 beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• 5 gradually beat in the 1 cup sugar until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight).
• 6 fold in crackers and pecans.
• 7 transfer egg mixture to prepared pie plate, spreading over bottom and side.
• 8 bake in a 325 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden.
• 9 cool.
• 10 for filling, in a large bowl, beat cream, the 1/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until soft peaks form (tips curl).
• 11 fold in berries.
• 12 spoon into crust.
• 13 store in the refrigerator.
• 14 makes 8 servings.