Strawberry Baked Alaska

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 9-inch baked pie crust
• 1 1/2 quarts strawberry ice cream
• 1 cup strawberry jam or 1 cup ice cream topping
• 3 egg whites
• 1 dash cream of tartar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• fresh strawberries
• strawberry jam

Recipe

• 1 chill pastry shell well after baking.
• 2 spread bottom with strawberry jam or topping.
• 3 reserve a little to drizzle over top.
• 4 soften ice cream to room temperature.
• 5 beat with electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
• 6 spread ice cream evenly over bottom of pie shell, mounding it in the center.
• 7 place in freezer immediately while preparing the meringue topping.
• 8 whip eggs in mixer bowl until very frothy.
• 9 add cream of tarter and continue beating until stiff peaks form.
• 10 add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time and beat until stiff and glossy.
• 11 spread meringue evenly over ice cream in shell to the edges to seal well.
• 12 bake pie at 450f degrees until slightly browned, 4-5 minutes .
• 13 drizzle strawberry jam or topping over top of meringue, if used.