It takes just 5 ingredients to make.

One of my favorite things about being there was Sunday supper.

The food was always amazingcornbread orbiscuits, fried chicken, greens, butterbeansall my favorite things.

soda cracker pie slice (topped with whipped cream and fresh strawberries) on a small plate with a fork

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The desserts were the best!

If we were lucky, we would get soda cracker pie topped with Cool Whip.

The ones still on the tree “were like to make you sick.”

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What Is Soda Cracker Pie?

Soda cracker pie is a Southern delicacy.

I think of it as the best combination of apecan pieand marshmallows.

Soda cracker pie in a pie dish topped with whipped cream and sliced raspberries

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Grandma would whip the heck out of a bunch of egg whites and sugar until they were stiff peaks.

We always used pecans, but if you dont have them, use walnuts instead.

If youre not serving the whole pie, wait to add whipped topping to individual slices.

pecans toasted in a baking pan for soda cracker pie recipe

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Cover the soda cracker pie lightly with plastic wrap and keep on the counter for up to 2 days.

Do not wrap too tightly or the meringue filling will become too sticky.

Plop on some whipped cream and enjoy!

pecans cut into smaller pieces on a cutting board for soda cracker pie recipe

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Remove from the oven and transfer to a cutting board to cool.

Once cool, chop them more so they are very fine, small bits.

Whisk together the sugar and baking powder in a small bowl.

saltine crackers crushed in a ziploc bag for soda cracker pie recipe

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Continue whisking while you slowly add in your sugar mixture, a few tablespoons at a time.

Youve just made a meringue.

Continue gently folding this way while rotating the bowl a quarter turn each time.

egg whites whipped to soft peaks in a bowl for soda cracker pie recipe

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Spoon the mixture into your prepared pie plate and smooth the top.

Bake until the top is lightly browned and the meringue is puffy, 25 to 30 minutes.

The pie will deflate a bit as it cools.

sugar slowly incorporated into the eggs whites while whisked to stiff peaks for soda cracker pie recipe

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Serve topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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egg whites whisked to stiff peaks for soda cracker pie recipe

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whipped egg whites, pecans, and crushed saltine crackers folded together in a bowl for soda cracker pie recipe

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soda cracker pie mixture in a bowl for soda cracker pie recipe

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soda cracker pie mixture in a pie dish for soda cracker pie recipe

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baked soda cracker pie in a baking dish (completely cooled and slighly deflated) on a wire rack for soda cracker pie recipe

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soda cracker pie slice (topped with whipped cream and fresh strawberries) on a small plate with a fork