Blue Meringue Pie

Ingredients

Crust and Filling

• 1 (9 inch) baked pie shell
• 1 can blueberry pie filling

Blue Meringue

• 3 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 drops blue food color
• 2 drops red food color

Instructions

Crust and Filling

1. Heat blueberry pie filling over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes.
2. Pour into pie shell.
3. When cool, top with Blue Meringue.

Blue Meringue

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Sprinkle cream of tartar over egg whites.
3. Beat egg whites until foamy.
4. Gradually beat in the sugar, vanilla extract and red food coloring. Continue beating until stiff and glossy.
5. Spread over pie and brown in oven.

Attribution

Photo credit: (c) Can Stock Photo / g215