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Cranberry Chocolate Meringue Pie with Pecan Crust now with caramelised peaks. View from front. A slice of it on a small plate, another waiting. Surrounded by chocloate pieces, pecans and cranberries.

Cranberry Chocolate Meringue Pie with Pecan Crust


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  • Author: Sonja Goeden
  • Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

An amazing centre piece for your Holiday dessert table, this Cranberry Chocolate Meringue Pie with Pecan Crust has it all: Fluffy, creamy Italian Meringue laced with Cranberry sauce, a decadent, creamy dark chocolate ganache and a crunchy pecan crust with cinnamon, to round it all out. Plus it’s secretly gluten and lactose free, so everyone can enjoy it!


Ingredients

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Crust

  • 2/3 cup pecans
  • 1/4 cup oats
  • 2/3 cup buckwheat Flour
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground allspice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp maple sirup
  • 3 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil

Cranberry Sauce

  • 2 cups 225 grams fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 1 cup 150 grams sugar
  • 1/2 cup 125 grams fresh orange juice
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped rosemary (optional)
  • 1 tbsp orange zest

Ganache

  • 1 cup full fat coconut milk from a can (shake well before opening.)
  • 8 ounces 70% chocolate (finely chopped)

Cranberry Meringue

  • 4 large egg whites
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal or 1/4 teaspoon fine salt)
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar or 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Make the Pecan Crust

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line the bottom of a springform pan with parchment paper.
  2. Toast pecans on a baking sheet for 5–8 minutes, until fragrant. Cool slightly.
  3. Pulse pecans in a food processor until coarsely ground (a mix of fine and coarse pieces).
  4. Pulse oats until finely ground. Combine ground pecans, oats, buckwheat flour, cinnamon, allspice, and salt in a bowl.
  5. Add olive oil (or coconut oil) and maple syrup. Mix to form a sticky dough.
  6. Press the dough into the bottom of the springform pan, creating an even layer. Prick with a fork to prevent bubbles.
  7. Bake for 14–18 minutes, until golden brown. Cool completely in the pan.

Prepare the Cranberry Sauce

  1. In a saucepan, combine cranberries, sugar, orange juice, orange zest, and rosemary (if using).
  2. Bring to a boil, then simmer on medium-low for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Mash cranberries with a potato masher. Simmer until the sauce thickens.
  4. Strain the mixture through a sieve, pressing with a spoon to extract liquid. Cool and refrigerate until thickened.

Make the Ganache

  1. Heat coconut milk in a saucepan until just boiling.
  2. Pour hot coconut milk over chopped chocolate in a bowl. Let sit for 1 minute, then stir until smooth.
  3. Pour ganache over the cooled pecan crust (still in the springform pan). Chill until firm.

Prepare the Cranberry Meringue

  1. Beat egg whites with salt and cream of tartar (or lemon juice) until soft peaks form.
  2. Heat sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil without stirring until it reaches 240°F (115°C) on a candy thermometer.
  3. Gradually pour hot sugar syrup into the egg whites while beating. Avoid hitting the whisk. Continue beating until glossy stiff peaks form.
  4. Stir cranberry sauce to loosen. Beat two-thirds into the meringue for a pink hue. Fold the remaining sauce in for streaks.

Assemble the Pie

  1. Run a knife around the cooled ganache crust to loosen. Remove springform ring and transfer the pie to a serving platter.
  2. Pile cranberry meringue on top, creating peaks and swirls.
  3. (Optional) Lightly torch the meringue for a caramelized effect.

Notes

It’s best eaten on the day of making the meringue, as the addition of the cranberry sauce can cause a bit of weeping when left for a day or more, but it’ll still be perfectly delicious (if slightly moister at the bottom) up to at least 2 days in the fridge. It might be ok for up to 4 days, but it was always eaten before in my house, so I had no chance to test that theory. Please let me know if you do.

  • Prep Time: 1 hour
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Calories: 616
  • Sugar: 64
  • Sodium: 257
  • Fat: 30
  • Saturated Fat: 14
  • Carbohydrates: 84
  • Fiber: 6
  • Protein: 7
  • Cholesterol: 1