Melon Velvet Pie

We make this at least twice a year, it seems its everyone favorite.

• Ready In: 34 mins
• Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  cold water
• 1  envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1⁄2 cup boiling water
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  orange juice
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice
• 1⁄3 cup  Midori melon liqueur
• 1  cup heavy cream
• 1  baked 9 inch deep  pie shell
• 1  cup honeydew melon, cut in balls

• GLAZE

• 1⁄4 cup  apricot preserves
• 1  tablespoon Grand Marnier or 1  tablespoon  orange liqueur

Directions

1. Place cold water in bowl and sprinkle gelatin over it.
2. Let sit for 2 minutes, then stir in boiling water.
3. Add sugar and stir until dissolved.
4. Add orange and lemon juice and melon liqueur and stir well.
5. Regrigerate until slightly thickened but not set.
6. Whip cream until thick and fold in gelatin mixture.
7. Pour into baked pie shell.
8. Halve the melon balls and arrange on top of filling, cut side down.
9. Heat apricot preserves and liqueur until well blended.
10. Press through sieve into small bowl, then brush on top of melon balls.
11. Chill pie well before serving.