Diabetes Friendly Lemon Pie
- 8 each graham crackers/wafers crushed
- 3 tablespoons margarine melted
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 large egg whites at room temp
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 each lemon zest grated
- 1 tablespoon margarine
- 3 drops food coloring yellow
- 8 packets sugar substitute
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Combine crust ingredients in 9 inch pie plate and mix with fingers.
- Press crumbs evenly around edges and on the bottom of pie tin.
- Bake at 350F (180C) F for 6 minutes.
- Cool before filling.
- FILLING: Beat egg whites until frothy.
- Add cream of tartar and continue to beat at high speed, gradually adding sugar until meringue is stiff.
- Combine water, lemon juice and cornstarch in a small saucepan and stir until smooth.
- Add lemon rind, margarine and food coloring to cornstarch mixture and cook and stir over moderate heat until thickened and the starchy taste is gone.
- Remove from heat.
- Mix sweetener into hot cooked mixture.
- Fold hot cooked mixture into meringue and mix lightly but thoroughly.
- Pour filling into crust and refrigerate until firm.
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Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/diabetes-friendly-lemon-pie-36850 (may not work)