Nutcracker Pie

Name: Nutcracker Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 20 piece Ritz crackers; 3 piece egg whites; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup walnuts; 0.5 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 dash vanilla; fresh whip cream

20 mins prepServes 8

This Nutcracker Pie, a family favorite from Renny Darling’s cookbook, The Love of Eating, is perfect for Thanksgiving. It features a unique filling of Ritz crackers, egg whites, sugar, walnuts, chocolate chips, and vanilla, baked until golden and topped with fresh whipped cream.

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Crush 20 Ritz crackers into fine crumbs. Using an electric mixer, beat the 3 egg whites until stiff. Add the remaining ingredients (1 cup sugar, 1 cup chopped walnuts, 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1 dash of vanilla), set the mixer onto low and mix until combined with the egg whites. Press the filling into a buttered pie dish. Bake for 30 minutes at 350°F (175°C). Top the pie with fresh whip cream and refrigerate until it’s time to serve.

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