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Prize Winning Lemon Fluff Pie
Photo: Priscilla Du Preez

Prize Winning Lemon Fluff Pie

24 ingredients 45 min + 20 min 1 9-inch pie openrecipes
Prize Winning Lemon Fluff Pie

"This is my Great-Grandmother Alice's award-winning pie! This is one of the pies she made for the restaurant she owned in Sebastopol, California. Enjoy!"

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1282
Calories
38g
Protein
61g
Fat
146g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pecans 1 oz (28g / ~19 halves) 196
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Gelatin 1 envelope (7g) 23
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Chocolate Crust:
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup hot cocoa mix
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup shortening, chilled
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 drop red food coloring (optional)
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
  • Lemon Filling:
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup boiling water
  • 3 egg yolks, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
  • 1/4 cup cold water
  • 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons lemon zest
  • 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 3 egg whites
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 cup heavy cream, chilled
  • 1/4 cup shaved sweet chocolate

Directions

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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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