Well, sort of pie. The best parts of pie. I was experimenting and made this. Oh. My. Goodness. I'm going to try it next with chocolate pudding mix and plain gelatin and a couple of tbsp of cocoa powder...I'm calling it "Lemon Meringue Lie"! You could add some graham cracker crumbs to the bottom if you wanted for probably not a lot of calories.
1 box (4 serving size) s.f. lemon jello
1 box (4 serving size) s.f., f.f. lemon pudding
1.5 c. boiling water
1.5 c. skim milk
3 large egg whites
2 T. sugar (powdered, regular, or superfine all would work I think).
Stir jello into boiling water and let it sit while you make the meringue. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add sugar (you have to use real sugar to get the meringue to set up, it's a chemistry thing. I think you could use all splenda but the texture would be super weird- to me it's worth a few extra calories). At this point I also added about a Tablespoon of sugarfree vanilla torani syrup to the eggwhites, but you could also add vanilla extract or leave it alone. Keep beating until glossy.
Add pudding mix to jello and stir until you break up all the lumps. Add the milk.
Pour the pudding/gelatin mixture into 4 small, oven-proof dishes. Spread the meringue over the top, making sure to "seal" the filling in with the meringue.
Turn your broiler on high and broil for a couple of minutes (watch closely- it burns fast!) until meringue is brown and yummly.
Let them cool on the counter for a few minutes and then put in the fridge for a couple hours. Yuuuuuuuummmmmm....
The combo of the gelatin and the pudding mix makes the filling more stable than just regular goopy pudding, and you don't have to use as much milk, to boot!
87 Calorie Pie!!!
