orange layered ice cream meringue pie

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Dot Shirley
Apopka, FL

My Mother-in-law LOVED this pie The time involved consists mainly of freezing time. The only cooking is browning the meringue.

(1 rating)
yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr

Ingredients For orange layered ice cream meringue pie

  • 1 qt
    vanilla ice cream
  • 1
    baked 9" pie shell
  • meringue
  • orange butter
  • USE YOUR FAVORITE MERINGUE RECIPE
  • ORANGE BUTTER
  • 6 Tbsp
    unsalted butter melted
  • 3/4 c
    sugar
  • zest of 2 oranges minced finely
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 2 Tbsp
    lemon juice, fresh
  • 1/3 c
    frozen orange juice(do not add water)
  • 2 tsp
    lemon zest, minced finely
  • 3
    large eggs

How To Make orange layered ice cream meringue pie

  • 1
    Press scoops of half of the ice cream into the cooked pie shell and smooth. Freeze til very firm.
  • 2
    Spread half of the orange butter over the frozen ice cream , smooth and freeze til very firm.
  • 3
    Cover the orange butter layer with the remainder of the vanilla ice cream , smooth and freeze til very firm.
  • 4
    Cover the last layer with the rest of the orange butter , smooth and freeze til very firm.
  • 5
    Cover pie with meringue sealing edges of crust. Place on a cutting board and bake 3 mins @ 475* til lightly browned. Freeze til very firm.
  • 6
    Remove from freezer 5 mins. before serving. Dip cutting knife into warm water, and dry before each cut.
  • 7
    ORANGE BUTTER: Melt 6T butter(unsalted) and stir in everything except 3 eggs.
  • 8
    Beat 3 eggs and add butter mixture in top of double boiler.
  • 9
    Beat over boiling water 5 mins til thickening. Allow to cool, stirring as needed. Chill til spreading consistency.

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