Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  3                     egg whites -- room temperature,
                        beaten stiff
  1                Cup  sugar
  1 1/4      Teaspoons  baking powder
  1                Cup  crushed (not pulverized) soda crackers
     3/4           Cup  chopped pecans
     1/2           Cup  finely chopped dates
  1           Teaspoon  vanilla
                        whipped topping to cover (preferably real
                        whipped cream)
                        optional toasted pecans for garnish

Preparation:

Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, then combine sugar and baking powder. Fold in crackers, pecans, dates and vanilla; pour into greased 9-inch pie pan. Bake at 300deg for roughly 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the pie comes out clean. Beware overcooking! Allow pie to cool then top with whipped cream and remaining pecans. Serve in small slices with lots of coffee -- this is REALLY rich.ENJOY!!!

Nutritional Information:

1435 Calories (kcal); 60g Total Fat; (36% calories from fat); 17g Protein; 220g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 777mg Sodium