This watermelon pie is a wonderful “Country Dessert” right after a meal like Chicken and Dumplin’s or Country Fried Steak… Heck… As far as I am concerned, I could eat this dessert after ANY meal! Honestly… It is a nice, fluffy sweet pie that really looks and tastes wonderful!
How To Make Tennessee Front Porch Watermelon Pie
This watermelon pie is a refreshing dessert to serve in the hot summers.
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 cup sugar
- ⅔ stick butter , or margarine, melted
- ¼ watermelon
- 2 envelopes gelatin
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 egg whites
- 1 cup heavy cream, whipped
Instructions
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Combine graham cracker crumbs, ⅓ cup of sugar, and butter.
- Press over bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Chill.
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Extract 2 ½ cups juice from watermelon by cutting watermelon into cubes and pressing through a strainer to remove seeds and membranes.
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Sprinkle gelatin over 1 cup watermelon juice in a medium saucepan.
- Place over low heat, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes or until gelatin dissolves.
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Remove from heat and stir in ⅓ cup sugar, salt, remaining watermelon juice, and lemon juice.
- Chill, stirring occasionally, until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon.
- Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
- Gradually add remaining sugar, beating until very stiff.
- Fold with cream into watermelon mixture and turn into shell.
- Chill several hours or until set.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 37g
- :
- Calcium: 43mg
- Calories: 379kcal
- Carbohydrates: 47g
- Cholesterol: 41mg
- Fat: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Iron: 1mg
- Potassium: 217mg
- Protein: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Sodium: 246mg
- Vitamin A: 1574IU
- Vitamin C: 12mg
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