Nesselrode Pie

A frozen confection filling with a Christmas garden of cherry poinssttias and gumdrop holly atop.

251 calories per serving view nutrition facts

6 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

3	each	egg whites
1/4	cup	sugar	granulated
3/4	cup	almonds	blanched, coarsely chopped, toasted
1/3	cup	maraschino cherries	cut in fourths
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract
1/3	cup	powdered sugar	sifted
1 1/2	cups	heavy whipping cream	whipped
1 1/4	cups	vanilla wafer crumbs
1/3	cup	butter	or margarine, melted
1	x	maraschino cherries	for garnish
1	x	gumdrops	green, for garnish

Directions

Wafer Crust: Combine butter and wafer crumbs.

Press into buttered 9-inch pieplate; chill till firm, about 45 minutes.

Filling: Reserve 2 tablespoons of syrup from the cherries.

Beat the egg whites till foamy, add the granulated sugar gradually and beat till stiff.

Fold in the almonds, cherries, cherry syrup, and vanilla.

Fold confectioners' sugar into whipped cream; fold into the first mixture.

Pour into vanilla-wafer crust and freeze firm.

Garnish top with cherry poinsettias and gumdrop holly leaves.

Cherry poinsettias: The stem mark of maraschino cherry will be the center of the flower.

Holding cherry at stem end, use sharp scissors to snip it in sixths from opposite end not quite through.

Spread "petals" out around stem mark.

Gumdrop holly leaves: With rolling pin, roll green gumdrops to 1/8 inch on a little sugar between sheets of waxed paper.

Snip out holly-leaf shapes.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 57g

Amount per Serving

Calories 251 77% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.0g	33%
Saturated Fat 13.0g	67%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 68mg	23%
Sodium 84mg	4%
Total Carbohydrate 15.0g	5%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g	0%
Sugars 14.0g
Protein 1.0g	1%

Vitamin A	15%		Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	2%		Iron	0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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