My Recipe Collection

Cranberry Apple Pie
by Karo

Prep time: 20 minutes
Bake time: 50 minutes
Yield: 1 pie

1 1/2 cups peeled, chopped cooking apples
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 1/2 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 9-inch unbaked pie crusts
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Preheat oven to 400°F.

Combine apples and cornstarch in a small bowl; set aside. Mix cranberries, sugar, salt, corn syrup and water in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until skins pop, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; add orange peel, butter and apple mixture. Place one crust in pie pan. Pour in filling. Top with remaining crust. Flute edges and cut slits in top crust. Bake for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 350°F and bake 40 minutes longer or until lightly browned.

Golden Syrup Walnut Pie
by Karo

Prep time: 20 minutes
Bake time: 55 to 60 minutes
Yield: 1 pie

3 eggs
1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 9-inch unbaked pie crust
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Preheat oven to 350°F.

Beat eggs lightly with a fork in a medium bowl. Add corn syrup, butter, vanilla and salt; stir until well blended. Add nuts; stir. Pour into pie crust. bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean. Cool.

Cranapple Meringue Pie
by Karo
Prep time: 60 minutes
Bake time: 10 to 12 minutes
Yield: 1 pie

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cooking apples, peeled, cut in 1/2-inch cubes (about 3 cups)
2 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen
1/4 cup cornstarch
3 tablespoons cold water
1 9-inch baked pie crust
2 egg whites
1/4 cup light corn syrup
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Combine sugar, 1/2 cup corn syrup, water and cinnamon in saucepan. Add apples. Cook over medium-high heat for 10 minutes. Add cranberries and cook 10 minutes longer or until cranberry skins pop. Mix cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water in a small bowl until smooth. Add to cranberry mixture. Stirring constantly, bring to boil over medium heat and boil 1 minute. Cool to room temperature. Spoon into pie crust.

Preheat oven to 425°F.

Beat egg whites in a small bowl with mixer at high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup corn syrup; continue beating until stiff peaks form. Pipe meringue in lattice fashion over cranberry mixture. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned.

Lemon Chiffon Pie
by Karo
Prep time: 20 minutes
Chill time: 2 hours total
Yield: 1 pie

1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup cold water
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 drops yellow food coloring, iptional
2 cups (about 4 ounces) nondairy whipped topping, thawed
1 9-inch graham cracker crust
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Pour lemon juice and water into a small saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin over juice mixture; let sit 5 minutes. Add sugar; bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in lemon peel, corn syrup and food coloring. Chill until slightly thickened, about 45 minutes, or until consistency of pudding, stirring occasionally. Fold whipped topping into gelatin mixture. Pour into pie crust. Chill until served.

Pomegranate Chiffon Pie: Replace lemon juice and water with 1 cup pomegranate juice. Omit food coloring.

Orange Chiffon Pie: Replace lemon juice and water with 1 cup orange juice. Replace lemon peel with orange peel. Add 1 drop red food coloring, if desired.