This super festive Cranberry Chiffon Pie is the perfect centerpiece for your holiday dessert table
SalonBibi Hutchings, a lifelong Southerner, lives along a quiet coastal Alabama bay with her cat, Zulu, and husband, Tom. Cranberry Chiffon Pie Yields 8 to 10 servings Prep Time 30 minutes Cook Time 45 minutes Ingredients For the crust: Ready made crust or simple homemade pie crust 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, lightly toasted Sprinkling of brown or coconut sugar For the filling: 2 cups cranberries 1/2 cup sugar, divided 1/2 cup orange juice 1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin 2 egg yolks at room temperature 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup whole milk or half-n-half For an Italian meringue: 2/3 cup sugar 2 egg whites at room temperature 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon vanilla -OR- For a Swiss meringue: 2 egg whites 2/3 cup sugar Pinch of salt For the whipped cream: 1/2 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons powdered or regular sugar For the sugared cranberries: 1/2 cup cranberries 2/3 cup sugar Superfine or additional regular sugar to coat Directions Sprinkle toasted nuts into bottom of pie crust and then sprinkle with sugar. For Italian meringue: -Place room temperature egg whites in a clean metal bowl and have cream of tartar, lemon juice and vanilla extract measured and ready. For Swiss meringue: -Whisk together egg whites with 2/3 cup sugar and a pinch of salt. Make the sugared cranberries: In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup water and 2/3 cup sugar and bring to a boil.