My Very First Baked Alaska

So, I really didn't know what to expect when I looked up 'Baked Alaska'.  I wondered if I could attempt this recipe, and wondered if Baked Alaska could even be considered a pie dessert.  While researching I looked at other people's versions on the internet.  I had never had it before - and I just imagined a Denali sized mountain of baked egg-y deliciousness sitting in a pie shell.  (Baked Alaska is the type of old-school restaurant dessert item that one doesn't see every day.)

Well, I decided to take on 'Strawberry Baked Alaska'.  This turned out to be easier than expected, and very much a mountain of egg-y deliciousness sitting in a pie shell atop of fresh made strawberry ice cream.
Yes, you do bake the ice cream!  It really does work.

This is amazing as a presentation and very good, winning the approval of my nephews because it has ice cream involved in it as well as the mountain of fluff...  Here are some photos, pre-baked.  The soft strawberry ice cream molds into the pie shell, with fresh strawberry slices on top, all in a pre-baked pie shell.  Then, the meringue is piled atop high like a mountain before the 30 second broil that toasts the whole thing like a marshmallow! (Picture not available, the subject was eaten.)