- 3 egg whites
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 14 buttery round crackers, crushed
- 2/3 cup chopped pecans
- 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch pie pan.
- In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla continuing to beat until whites form stiff peaks.
- Gently fold crackers and pecans into meringue mixture. Pour into pie pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- When ready to serve, completely cover pie with whipped topping, then arrange strawberry slices on top.