Angel Pie
What is an Angel Pie?
Angel pie has a meringue shell crust which is filled with a creamy pudding-like mixture.
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Angel Pie
Ingredients
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 1 lemon, juice and grated rind
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped
- Fruit for garnishment
Instructions
- Beat eggs whites until very stiff
- Add cream of tartar when just fluffy
- Slowly add 1 cup of the sugar and beat (says for 15 minutes but this is assuming hand mixing)
- Place mixture in buttered pie tin
- Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour
- Cool
- In double boiler beat egg yolk with 1/2 cup sugar
- Add lemon juice and grated rind
- Stir and cook until thickened
- Cool filling and pour over baked meringue
- Top with whipped cream
- Garnish with strawberries or other fruit if desired
Angel Pie

Angel Pie (VRP 034)
Ingredients
- 4 eggs seperated
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1½ cup sugar
- 1 lemon
- ½ cup heavy cream whipped
Instructions
Beat egg white 15minutes until very stiff. Add cream of tartar when just fluffy. Slowly add 1 cup of sugar and beat for another 15minutes. Place mixture in buttered pie tin. Bake 1 hour at 300°. Cool.
In double boiler, heat egg yolk with ½ cup sugar, add juice and grated rind of 1 lemon, stir and cook until thickened, cool filling and pour over baked meringue top with whipped cream, garnish with strawberries or other fruit if desired.