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Baked Alaska Peanut S'mores

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 8

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 1/3 pound)
3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons plus 1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 pints premium chocolate ice cream, softened slightly
1/2 cup salted roasted peanuts, chopped
2 large egg whites

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F.

    Step 2

    In a bowl stir together crumbs, butter, and 2 tablespoons sugar and reserve about one-fourth mixture. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of flameproof 8-inch-square baking pan. Bake crust 12 minutes, or until golden, and cool in pan on a rack. In a bowl stir together ice cream and peanuts and spread on crust. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture evenly on top, pressing lightly. Freeze ice-cream mixture, covered with foil, overnight.

    Step 3

    Preheat broiler.

    Step 4

    In metal bowl combine egg whites and remaining 1/3 cup sugar and set over a pan of simmering water. Stir mixture just until sugar is dissolved. Remove bowl from heat and with an electric mixer beat meringue until it holds stiff glossy peaks.

    Step 5

    Spread meringue over ice cream and broil under preheated broiler about 4 inches from heat until golden, about 30 seconds. Freeze dessert, uncovered, 30 minutes to harden meringue and if desired freeze, covered, overnight.

    Step 6

    Cut dessert into 4 squares and halve each square diagonally into triangles.

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