Vanilla Floating Islands

3 Eggs--separated
1 1/4 cups evaporated skim milk
sweetener equal to 1-1/2 cups sugar--
6 cups water (add up to two more cups if this is too thick--pie can be frozen and eaten like an ice cream bar)
1 Tb salt
4 0z corn starch
1 Tb vanilla
1 Tb margarine
See NOTE

mix milk, sweetener, salt and water --less 1 cup into a good sized pan, mix this cup with c starch and gradually stir into the liquid in the sauce pan or large skillet, heat to a simmer, add beaten yolks--heat to a boil and boil one minute or so while stirring-add butter and vanilla

Beat egg whites until stiff add 1/4 tsp salt stir 2 turns lightly-- Bake in 350 degree oven 40 minutes--until golden--let sit in oven 20 more minutes.

Pour pie filling into two 9 inch round or square pans
Tear meringue 'shells' into small pieces or 'cubes' and scatter over top.
Chill
Add toppings of cool whip or sugar free Hersheys chocolate syrup if desired.

NOTE:Add 2 Tb of ground flax if you like--it will be more earthy in coloration--left without the flax it's angelic looking--

For Only One Hundred Little Calories

For the lightest 'Moon Pie' use between two meringue shells.
Also, make a crustless pumpkin pie into dessert squares by baking in a square pan & frosting with this.

Chocolate Stovetop Custard

4 oz cornstarch
8 TB cocoa
10 cups water
2/3 cup non-fat dry milk or 1 cup evaporated skim milk
2 Tb ground flax seed
8 tsp. sweet' n low bulk
1 Tb salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/4 cup water for dissolving corn starch

Large sauce pan that will hold 12-14 cups

Put water, milk, flax, cocoa, sweet 'n low and salt in large sauce pan or Dutch oven, do not use Pyrex it gets too hot. Mix corn starch into the additional 1 1/4 cups of water at end of ingredient list. Stir both mixtures with wire whisk whisking the cornstarch and water until dissolved, turn on heat and whisk the dissolved cornstarch into the chocolate milk mixture in the sauce pan. Bring to a boil stirring with a wire whisk and a large spoon until the mixture has boiled one minute.

Makes 12 cups plus.

Pineapple Smoothie

The pineapple beverage I am telling you about looks like the vanilla; the taste is a happy surprise since instead of the typical taste you have an even fruitier sensation.

This image is cut from a photo for milkshakes from Spuds Drive-in in Briggs Idaho, a home town drive-in known for beautiful Idahoan views. It is merely a model for my pineapple smoothie. I am not from Idaho but the drive-in is my favorite type of fast food on many occasions and they have a wonderful menu.

My recipe is from Dole's pineapple juice, frozen concentrate, ice, banana and vanilla.

About 5 oz of frozen banana
6 oz of water
5 ice cubes
1 TB frozen pineapple juice concentrate
3 TB splenda or 2 1/2 pkts = sweetener
1 tsp. vanilla extract

It is nice flavored with cherry also, just add a scant tsp. of kool-aid powder in cherry.

I'll give a chocolate fudge next round.