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Baked Alaska Dessert
Carol
"Baked Alaska is a great, classic dessert with vanilla ice cream and easy to make as well thanks to this recipe."
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Ingredients
servings 207 calsOriginal recipe yields 12 servings (1 - 9 inch pie plate)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter, or margarine together. Set aside 3 tablespoons of the crumbs for the topping. Press the remaining crumbs into one 9 inch pie plate.
- Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Cool then chill in freezer. Fill the chilled crust with the firm vanilla ice cream. Place in freezer.
- Beat egg whites until frothy, add salt, almond extract and slowly add sugar, beating until stiff and glossy. Spread over ice cream, sealing edges. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs. Place under broiler 500 degrees F (260 degrees C) for 2 minutes. Serve at once.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 207 calories; 9.6 g fat; 28 g carbohydrates; 3.1 g protein; 30 mg cholesterol; 181 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
3/18/2007
This is a favorite and very quick to prepare. My only comment is 2 minutes for the meringue under the broiler can be too long ... you need to watch that carefully. The first time we made it, w...
Most helpful critical review
3/3/2002
Pretty good, but next time WAY less salt, perhaps none. Then I feel this would be a 5 star recipe.
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3/18/2007
This is a favorite and very quick to prepare. My only comment is 2 minutes for the meringue under the broiler can be too long ... you need to watch that carefully. The first time we made it, w...
8/1/2004
this turned out pretty good, but we had to try the meringue part 3 times. a whole tsp of vanilla extract is too much, and makes the meringue fall flat/stops it from becoming stiff. a single dr...
3/3/2002
Pretty good, but next time WAY less salt, perhaps none. Then I feel this would be a 5 star recipe.
3/23/2008
My family loved this, especially my husband! I read the reviews and followed the advice of not using any salt. That worked well forus. I aslo use cane sugar so I had a hard time making the eg...
1/17/2012
Just browning the top on broil doesn't make it baked. As written, this is just a ho-hum ice cream pie topped with meringue. Graham cracker crumbs and vanilla ice cream, topped with almond-flavor...
2/28/2010
I make this with Digestive biscuits and I leave out the almond extract. Megabon!
6/12/2012
Personally, i would hit the meringue with a brulee torch instead of the broiler..
1/7/2012
Everyone loved it on New Years Eve! I am definately gonna try it with a brownie or cake bottom.