Mile-High Ice Cream Pie

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Ingredients

cup Butter

1/2 cup Sugar

cups Graham cracker crumbs

1 quart Chocolate ice cream, softened

3 Egg whites, room temperature

1/2 teaspoon Cream of tartar

1 1/2 cups Chocolate sauce

1/4 cup Grand Marnier

2 tablespoons Rum

Preparation

Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat. Stir in 1/4 cup sugar to dissolve. Remove pan from heat. Place cracker crumbs in mixing bowl. Add butter/sugar mixture & mix well to blend. Pat into a 9-1/2 inch pie pan.

Spread ice cream into crust. Freeze 1 hour. Preheat oven to 475 F. Beat egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Sprinkle in cream of tartar & remaining 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tbs at time, while continuing to heat until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over pie & bake in preheated oven only until meringue is lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Heat chocolate sauce in saucepan over low heat. Stir in Grand Marnier & rum. Cut pie into

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