Easy Raspberry Chiffon Pie Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
1 pie crust 2 cup cream, heavy 6 oz cheese, cream, softened 2 tsp extract, vanilla 10 oz fruit spread, raspberry 1 raspberries, optional 1 leaves, mint, optional
Recipe
Preparation
Preheat oven to 375. Roll out pastry to 11" circle; line 9" pie plate. Trim and flute edges; prick bottom and sides with fork. Bake 15 minutes, until golden brown.
Cool completely on wire rack.
Beat cream in small bowl on High until stiff peaks form; set aside. Combine cream cheese and vanilla in medium bowl; beat until light and fluffy. Blend in fruit spread, scraping sides of bowl frequently.
Reserve 1/2 c of whipped cream for garnish; fold remaining whipped cream into cream cheese mixture until no white streaks remain. Spread evenly into cooled pie crust. Chill at least 2 hours.
Just before serving, spoon reserved whipped cream around edge of pie. Garnish with raspberries and fresh mint leaves, if desired.
Nutrition information per slice: 475 calories, 4 gm protein, 33 gm carbohydrate, 37 gm fat, 73% of calories from fat, 112 mg cholesterol, 191 mg sodium, 3/4 diabetic starch/bread exchange, 7-1/4 diabetic fat exchange, 1-1/2 diabetic fruit exchange.
Source: "Sugar-Free Desserts," the December 1992 issue of _Favorite All-Time Recipes_ magazine MM by Sylvia Steiger, GEnie THE.STEIGERS, CI$ 71511,2253, GT Cookbook echo moderator at net/node 004/005
Servings:
8
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