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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (74g) Recipe makes 8 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: cactus pieces
Calories 357
Calories from Fat 153		(42%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 17.1g	26%
	Saturated Fat 4.8g	24%
	Monounsaturated Fat 7.2g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 4.2g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 3mg		1%
Sodium 254mg		10%
Potassium 35mg		1%
Total Carbohydrate 48.8g		16%
	Dietary Fiber 1.0g	3%
	Sugars 25.1g
Protein 3.2g		6%
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Nopalito Pie (Cactus Pie)

Recipe #85893 | 1¼ hours | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Molly53
Mar 6, 2004

An unusual dessert from Margarita C. Hinojosa of Benavides, Texas, famous in the Rio Grande Valley for her Nopalito Pie as published in the Texas Highways magazine. Her creation is reminiscent of the taste of apple pie, especially if served warm and topped with a gorgeous vanilla ice cream (whipped cream works well, too).

SERVES 8 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

8 fresh cactus pieces, paddles with thorns and eyes removed and tough edges sliced off,diced
1 pastry for double-crust pie, 9 inch (either your favorite recipe OR frozen premade pie crusts)
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 slice Fruit of prickly pear cactus (optional)

Directions

1
Preheat oven to 350F.
2
Parboil cactus for 3 minutes in enough boiling, lightly salted water to cover in a covered saucepan.
3
Drain and rinse under running water.
4
Roll half of pastry to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.
5
Place in a 9-inch pie plate; trim off excess pastry along edges and set to the side.
6
Combine cactus dice (nopalitos) and next three ingredients; mix well by hand.
7
Spoon filling evenly into pastry shell, and dot with butter.
8
Roll remaining pastry to 1/8-inch thickness; cut into 1/2-inch strips and arrange into lattice; fold edges under and flute into a pretty edge.
9
Bake for 50-60 minutes.
10
Garnish with slice of prickly pear fruit, if desired.