Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  20                    ritz crackers -- crushed
  1           teaspoon  baking powder
  3                     egg whites -- large
  1                cup  sugar
  1           teaspoon  vanilla extract
     1/2           cup  pecans -- halves
  3             ounces  chocolate*

Preparation:

*Milk Chocolate, Finely Shredded. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Mix cracker crumbs and baking powder. Beat egg whites stiff, then very gradually add sugar, continuing to beat. Add vanilla. Fold egg whites and crackers together. Put in a buttered 9-inch pie plate. Arrange pecans across top. Bake 30 minutes. Remove from oven, Sprinkle with shredded chocolate, then put under the broiler for a few seconds, watching closely so that the chocolate melts but does not scorch. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Nutritional Information:

1199 Calories (kcal); 37g Total Fat; (26% calories from fat); 15g Protein; 213g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 654mg Sodium