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Prune Whip Pie

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A home-kitchen version of prune whip pie, written step by step so it's easy to follow that's worth the oven time.

Prune Whip Pie
Total
5 min
Level
Medium

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb. cooked, dried prunes
  • 1/4 c. juice from prunes
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1/2 c. sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 1/2 c. milk
  • 1 tsp. gelatin
  • 2 Tbsp. cold water
  • baked 8 or 9-inch pastry shell

Method

  1. Remove stones from prunes and press pulp through food mill or coarse sieve.

  2. Add juice, sugar and salt.

  3. Beat egg yolks; add milk and cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, until mixture coats spoon.

  4. Remove from heat at once and stir in gelatin, which has been softened 5 minutes in the cold water.

  5. Add to prunes when cool.

  6. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.

  7. Pour into baked shell and chill in refrigerator.

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