Christmas Eggnog Pie

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 baked pie shell
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons rum
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1/4 cold water
• 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
• whipped cream
• toasted chopped almonds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 soften the gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes.
• 2 combine half the sugar with the yolks.
• 3 add hot water and salt.
• 4 cook over boiling water until mix coats a spoon.
• 5 add gelatin; dissolve in hot custard.
• 6 when the mixture thickens, beat egg until stiff.
• 7 beat in remaining sugar, nutmeg, and rum, blend into mixture.
• 8 pour into pie shell.
• 9 let cool before topping with whipped cream (you may sprinkle almonds on top).