Chocolate Meringue Pie (5 PTS)

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Flour
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Salt
3 tablespoons	45ml	Veg shortening
3 tablespoons	45ml	Ice water (plus 1 tsp)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Lemon juice
		Cooking spray
1		Egg - lightly beaten
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sugar
1/4 cup	27g / 1oz	Cocoa (plus 1 Tbl)
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Cornstarch divided
2 cups	474ml	1% milk
2 teaspoons	10ml	Vanilla
4 teaspoons	20ml	Egg whites - room temperature (large)
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Cream of tartar
1/3 cup	65g / 2.3oz	Sugar

Recipe Instructions

1) Combine flour and salt, cut in shortening with pastry blender until it

resembles coarse meal. Combine ice water and lemon. Add ice water mixture, 1

Tbs at a time to flour. Toss with a fork until dry ingredients are moist.

Gently press dough into 4 inch circle on heavy-duty plactic wrap. Cover with

additional wrap. Roll dough still covered into an 11 inch circle and chill

for 10 mins.

2) Preheat oven to 425º F

3) Remove plastic wrap, fit dough into 9 inch pie dish coated with cooking

spray. pierce bottom and sides with fork. bake for 14 mins or until lightly

brown. Reduce heat to 325º.

4) Place egg in bowl and stir well. Set aside. Combine 1/2 c sugar, cocoa

and 3 Tbs plus 2 tsp cornstarch in mediun saucepan. Gradually add milk,

stirring with whisk. bring mixture to a boil. and cook 1 min stirring

constantly. Gradually stir about 1/4 on hot cocoa mixture into egg and add

to remaining hot cocoa mixture stirring constantly. Cook an additional

minute or until thick and bubbly stirring constantly. REmove from heat and

stir in vanilla. Pour into prepared crust cover surface with plastic.

5) Beat 4 egg whites, remaining cornstarch and cream of tarter at high speed

until foamy. Gradually add 1/3 c sugar, 1 Tbs at a time, beating until stiff

peaks form. Do not over beat.

6) Uncover pie; spread meringue evenly over hot filling, sealing to edge of

pastry. Bake at 325º for 25 mins and let cool 1 hour on a wire rack. Chill

pie 3 hours or until set

Per serving - Cal 246, Pro 7 g, Fat 6g, Carb 40, Fib .5g, Chol 29mg, Iron 1.4

mg, Sod 112mg, Cal 87mg.

From Weight Watcher's All Things Sweet

Source:
Weight Watchers All Things Sweet

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