What. The. Eff. Is. Prune. Whip?
The WASPy among us will feel some familiarity with this beige concoction. The rest? Well, it will take some convincing.
When I saw my Pieathalon assignment, I felt instant familiarity: my childhood Charlie Brown lunchbox cookbook had a recipe for prune whip. I knew what I was in for.
But although Betty Crocker circa 1975 had a hand in this version (hello miniature marshmallows and instant coffee) I was nervous.
And I’ll be honest, one look at this refrigerator pie and my hubby recoiled.
“Is that turd pie?”
For the record, the recipe ticks the vintage boxes: 
prune whip is indeed a thing, although typically a meringue-type mix with egg whites. Betty Crocker has no time for that fussiness: just cook up those mini marshmallows and let’s get this thing in the fridge.
I did like the coffee flavour, but it was sickly sweet. The cinnamon pie pastry was a nice treat though, and smelled heavenly.
Laughably, there is no way to dress up this prune pie: it is what it is – a harbinger of what’s coming from your intestines.
But don’t let us put you off the retro pie train: check out these amazing bloggers!
Happy pie eating, folks!
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Saucy Cherie 