The Amazing Interchangable Do-It-Yourself Tipsy Pie (The Dessert
- Graham Cracker Crust
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- Cookie Crust
- 1 1/2 chocolate wafers or gingersnaps
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- Filling
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 ounce unflavored gelatin
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1/2 cup water
- Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Mix all of your chosen crust ingredients together and press into a 9-inch pie plate.
- Bake 10 minutes and cool.
- Filling:
- In small saucepan, stir together 1/2 c sugar and gelatin.
- Blend egg yolks with water and flavorings of your choice.
- Stir into sugar mixture.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil.
- Remove from heat, cool and refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until mixture is cool and thickened.
- Beat egg whites until foamy and add the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 1 T at a time until egg whites form stiff, glossy peaks.
- Fold gelatin mixture into meringue and spoon into prebaked 9-inch pie shell.
- Flavoring Suggestions:
- Butterscotch Collins (5 T Scotch, 2 T Scotch liqueur, 1 T lemon juice and cherries/orange slices to garnish).
- Gimlet (6 T gin, 2 T Rose's lime juice, grated peel of 1 lime, juice of 1/2 lime).
- Brandy Alexander-The-Great (5 T brandy, 3 T creme de cacao).
- Daiquiri (5 T golden rum, 2 T fresh lime juice, 1 T fresh lemon juice).
- Black Russian (7 T vodka, 3 T coffee liqueur).
- Coming Through The Rye (1/4 c rye or bourbon whiskey, 1/4 c fresh orange juice, 2 T grated orange peel).
- Enjoy!
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/the-amazing-interchangable-do-it-yourself-tipsy-pie-the-dessert-235830 (may not work)