orange layered ice cream meringue pie

(1 RATING)
41 Pinches
Apopka, FL
Updated on Sep 14, 2011

My Mother-in-law LOVED this pie The time involved consists mainly of freezing time. The only cooking is browning the meringue.

prep time 1 Hr
cook time
method ---
yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 quart vanilla ice cream
  • 1 - baked 9" pie shell
  • - meringue
  • - orange butter
  • USE YOUR FAVORITE MERINGUE RECIPE
  • ORANGE BUTTER
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • - zest of 2 oranges minced finely
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh
  • 1/3 cup frozen orange juice(do not add water)
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest, minced finely
  • 3 - large eggs

How To Make orange layered ice cream meringue pie

  • Step 1
    Press scoops of half of the ice cream into the cooked pie shell and smooth. Freeze til very firm.
  • Step 2
    Spread half of the orange butter over the frozen ice cream , smooth and freeze til very firm.
  • Step 3
    Cover the orange butter layer with the remainder of the vanilla ice cream , smooth and freeze til very firm.
  • Step 4
    Cover the last layer with the rest of the orange butter , smooth and freeze til very firm.
  • Step 5
    Cover pie with meringue sealing edges of crust. Place on a cutting board and bake 3 mins @ 475* til lightly browned. Freeze til very firm.
  • Step 6
    Remove from freezer 5 mins. before serving. Dip cutting knife into warm water, and dry before each cut.
  • Step 7
    ORANGE BUTTER: Melt 6T butter(unsalted) and stir in everything except 3 eggs.
  • Step 8
    Beat 3 eggs and add butter mixture in top of double boiler.
  • Step 9
    Beat over boiling water 5 mins til thickening. Allow to cool, stirring as needed. Chill til spreading consistency.

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