Cantaloupe Pie

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This cantaloupe pie tastes delicious. It is an unusual pie — a conversation piece.

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Prep Time:
30 mins
Cook Time:
45 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 15 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
1 (9-inch) pie
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 8 servings

  • 1 cantaloupe, ripe

  • ½ cup white sugar

  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • 3 large egg yolks

  • 2 tablespoons water

  • 1 tablespoon butter

  • ¼ teaspoon butter flavored extract

  • 1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked

  • 3 large egg whites

  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

  • 6 tablespoons white sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

  2. Cut cantaloupe in half, remove seeds, and scoop flesh into a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat until it comes to a gentle boil; mash cantaloupe as it heats. This should make about 2 cups pulp.

  3. Combine 1/2 cup sugar, flour, and salt in a medium bowl; add to pulp in the saucepan and cook, stirring, over medium heat until thick.

  4. Whisk together egg yolks and water in a large bowl. Whisk in a little of the hot pulp to heat yolks gradually, then pour egg yolk mixture into remaining pulp in the saucepan. Continue cooking, stirring, until filling is thick and creamy. Remove from heat.

  5. Stir in butter and extract until incorporated. Pour filling into baked pie shell.

  6. Beat together egg whites and cream of tartar with an electric mixer in a second large bowl until frothy. Continue beating, adding 6 tablespoons sugar gradually; beat until thick peaks form. Spread meringue over filling.

  7. Bake in the preheated oven until meringue is delicately brown, 18 to 20 minutes.

Tips

The amount of flour may seem large, but it takes considerable thickening to obtain the correct consistency.

22 home cooks made it!

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

256 Calories
9g Fat
42g Carbs
4g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 8
Calories 256
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 9g 11%
Saturated Fat 3g 16%
Cholesterol 81mg 27%
Sodium 220mg 10%
Total Carbohydrate 42g 15%
Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
Total Sugars 28g
Protein 4g 9%
Vitamin C 25mg 28%
Calcium 20mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%
Potassium 254mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.