Mango Meringue Pie

Ingredients

Base

• 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• 4 tablespoons reduced fat margarine
• 1/4 cup sugar

Pastry

• 4 tablespoons mango nectar
• 600 ml mango nectar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 7 tablespoons custard powder
• 1 (450 g) can drained mangoes, slices

Meringue

• 3 egg whites
• 3/4 cup sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius.

2. 2

   To make base blend flour, 1/4 cup sugar, and margarine in food processor.

3. 3

   Slowly add in nectar till combined.

4. 4

   Roll pastry out on lightly floured surface to fit a 243cm pie plate.

5. 5

   Coat plate with cooking spray and using a rolling pin to lift pastry onto pie place, bake in oven until lightly browned.

6. 6

   To make filling combine mango nectar, sugar and custard powder in a medium size saucepan and bring to boil stirring constantly till the mixture thickens.

7. 7

   To make meringue in a medium size mixing bowl beat egg white on high speed until soft peaks form.

8. 8

   Gradually add in sugar, beating well until sugar has dissolved.

9. 9

   To assemble pie, spead mango slices evenly over cook pastry.

10. 10

    Spoon over custard and top with meringue.

11. 11

    Bake for 10-15 minutes in a moderate oven until lightly browned.