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Mom's Southern Pecan Pie

Source of Recipe

Marla


List of Ingredients

1 unbaked pie shell
1 cup fruit sweetener **
1 envelope plain gelatin
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
3 tbsp. water
2 tbsp. cornstarch
3 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. very strong coffee or espresso (prepared, not grounds)
24 pecan halves
**To make this fruit sweetener, mix together 1/2 cup frozen apple juice
concentrate (thawed) and 1/2 cup granulated fructose.





Recipe

Prepare pastry and place in 9-inch pie pan. In large bowl, combine fruit
sweetener, gelatin and apple sauce. Beat with electric mixer.
In small bowl, blend water and cornstarch until smooth. Add cornstarch to
fruit sweetener mixture and blend. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in
vanilla and coffee. Pour mixture into pie shell. Decorate top with pecan
halves. Bake 30-40 minutes (until custard is set) at 375° F. Cool slightly
before cutting.