Sugar-Free Bavarian Cream Pie
ingredients:
your favorite 8-9" pie crust brushed with egg whites, baked and cooled
meringue ingredients:
2 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
6 packets Equal® (NutraSweet® as sweet as 2 teaspoons sugar each)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
pudding ingredients:
2 3/4 cups 1% milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 large package (6 serving size) vanilla sugar-free instant pudding
optional topping ingredients:
3 Tablespoons whipping cream
1/2 packet Equal® (NutraSweet® as sweet as 1 teaspoon sugar)
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
instructions:
meringue:
Beat egg whites until frothy. Then beat in cream of tartar until peaks
form and curl over. Without over beating, blend in
each packet of Equal® separately. Finally, beat in vanilla. Set meringue
aside, and immediately prepare the pudding in a separate bowl.
pudding:
Stir vanilla into milk. Then beat in pudding mix. Gently and thoroughly
fold the meringue into the pudding. Pour this pie
filling into the pie shell, and refrigerate until congealed. Allow two
hours.
topping (optional):
This dessert is plenty rich tasting as is; nevertheless, you may wish to
make a little whipping cream. If so, for best results,
wait until just before serving the pie to prepare the topping. Beat the
whipping cream until it begins to hold its form. Then
add Equal® packet and vanilla, and beat until stiff. Top each slice with
a small dollop for decoration.