Melon Velvet Pie

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons	30ml	Cold water
1		Unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup	118ml	Boiling water
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar
1/2 cup	118ml	Orange juice
2 tablespoons	30ml	Lemon juice
1/3 cup	78ml	Midori melon liqueur
1 cup	237ml	Heavy cream
1		Baked 9-inch deep pie shell
1 cup	237ml	Honeydew melon balls
		Glaze
1/4 cup	59ml	Apricot preserves
1 tablespoon	15ml	Grand Marnier or other - orange liqueur

Recipe Instructions

Preparation: Place cold water in bowl and sprinkle gelatin over it. Let sit for 2 minutes, then stir in boiling water. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Add orange and lemon juice and melon liqueur and stir well. Refrigerate until slightly thickened but not set.

Whip cream until thick and fold in gelatin mixture. Pour into baked pie shell.

Halve the melon balls and arrange on top of filling, cut side down.

Heat apricot preserves and liqueur until well blended. Press through sieve into small bowl, then brush on top of melon balls. Chill pie well before serving.

Source:
The Black Family Reunion Cookbook

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