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Cantaloupe Pie I

By: gerkatdu  
"This makes an unusual pie--a conversation piece as well as tasting very delicious."

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What to Drink?

Hot Non-Alcoholic Coffee
Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9 inch pie
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cantaloupe
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 8 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon butter flavored extract
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 6 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked

Directions

  1. Select a cantaloupe of good quality. Cut in half, remove seeds, and scoop pulp into a saucepan. Place pulp over medium heat until it comes to a gentle boil. Mash the cantaloupe as it heats. This should make about 2 cups of pulp.
  2. Combine 1/2 cup sugar, flour, and salt. Add to heated cantaloupe and cook, stirring, until thick. The amount of flour seems large, but it takes considerable thickening to obtain correct consistency.
  3. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks; add water to yolks. Add a little of the cantaloupe mixture to egg yolks in order to heat yolks gradually. Stir egg yolks mixture into cantaloupe mixture. Continue cooking, stirring, until thick and creamy. Remove from heat.
  4. Add butter or margarine and flavoring to the cantaloupe mixture.
  5. Pour into baked pie shell.
  6. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar together until frothy. Continue beating, adding the 6 tablespoons sugar gradually; beat until thick peaks form. Top the pie with this meringue.
  7. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) until delicately brown on top.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 256 | Total Fat: 8.5g | Cholesterol: 81mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2004 by GWENNEVERE 
This is best when the cantaloupe is a little too ripe. A friend of mine calls it Rotten Pie... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2003 by NAVELMAN 
This was the first pie that I have ever made. I was looking for something different, and this... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2007 by Marie C. 
This was good but it is very unusual. It would not be my first choice of pies to make but if I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 9, 2009 by mrs. kosmos 
I would give it 4.5 if I could. I omitted the sugar because I used a sweet melon and used 1... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2005 by CLYNCH1 
I am giving this one four stars because it did not set up well at all! Soupy! Fortunately,... MORE

 
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