Fresh Strawberry Pie

Name: Fresh Strawberry Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoon grated orange rind; 59 milliliters butter or stick margarine, melted; 473 milliliters ripe strawberries; 1 liters ripe strawberries; 158 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps sugar; 50 reduced-calorie vanilla wafers; 118 milliliters water; 118 milliliters frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping, thawed and divided

Fresh Strawberry Pie might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 367 calories, 3g of protein, and 14g of fat each. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Mother's Day. Head to the store and pick up water, lemon juice, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

To prepare crust, place wafers in a food processor, and process until finely ground.

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Wafer Cookies

Crust

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Food Processor

Add butter, 2 tablespoons sugar, and orange rind, and pulse 10 times or just until wafers are moist. Press into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Orange Zest

Butter

Wafer Cookies

Sugar

Bake at 350 for 15 minutes; cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

To prepare filling, mash 2 cups strawberries with a potato masher.

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Strawberries

Potato

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Potato Masher

Combine mashed strawberries and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Press the strawberry mixture through a sieve into a bowl, and reserve 1 cup strawberry liquid (add enough water to measure 1 cup, if necessary). Discard pulp.

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Strawberries

Water

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Sauce Pan

Sieve

Bowl

Combine 2/3 cup sugar and cornstarch in a pan; add strawberry liquid, stirring well with a whisk. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Reduce heat, and cook 2 minutes.

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Corn Starch

Strawberries

Sugar

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Whisk

Frying Pan

Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice.

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Lemon Juice

Arrange a layer of small strawberries, stem sides down, in the crust. Spoon about one-third of sauce over the strawberries. Arrange the remaining strawberries on top, and spoon the remaining sauce over the strawberries. Chill for at least 3 hours.

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Strawberries

Sauce

Serve with whipped topping.

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Whipped Topping