KING KAMEHAMEHA PIE

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A tropical twist to an old standard. Garnish with whipped topping and chopped macadamia nuts.

Provided by Sue Snow

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 ½ cups unsweetened pineapple juice
¾ cup white sugar
7 cups thinly sliced apples
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon butter
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked

Steps:

In large saucepan, combine l l/4 cup pineapple juice and sugar. Bring to a boil, and add apples. Cover, and simmer until apples are tender but not soft - 3 to 4 minutes. Lift apples from syrup, and set aside.
Combine cornstarch with remaining 1/4 cup pineapple juice, and add to syrup in pan. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick and bubbly; cook one minute more. Remove pan from heat. Stir butter or margarine, vanilla, and salt into the syrup. Cool 10 minutes without stirring.
Pour about half of the syrup into baked pie shell, spreading it to cover bottom evenly. Arrange cooked apples over syrup in crust. Spoon remaining syrup over apples. Chill.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 297.8 calories, Carbohydrate 53.3 g, Cholesterol 3.8 mg, Fat 9.5 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 207.2 mg, Sugar 34.8 g