Strawberry Truffle Pie

Name: Strawberry Truffle Pie
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters turbinado sugar* or brown sugar; 4 teaspoons cornstarch; 85 grams good quality dark chocolate, chopped; 1 purchased graham cracker or vanilla cracker pie crust; 79 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 946 milliliters strawberries

Strawberry Truffle Pie might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 266 calories, 3g of protein, and 14g of fat each. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Only Mother's Day will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up brown sugar, heavy whipping cream, chocolate, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 5 hours.

Instructions

Place chocolate in small mixing bowl.

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Chocolate

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Mixing Bowl

In 1-quart saucepan, heat cream to boiling over medium-high heat.

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Cream

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Sauce Pan

Pour cream over chocolate in bowl.

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Chocolate

Cream

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Bowl

Let stand one minute; stir until smooth. The chocolate will melt as you stir.

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Chocolate

Pour chocolate mixture into pie crust. Refrigerate until cool and set, about 30 minutes.

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Chocolate

Pie Crust

Meanwhile, in food processor or blender, place 1 cup of the strawberries. Cover; process until smooth.

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Strawberries

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Pour pureed berries into 1-quart saucepan. Stir in sugar and cornstarch. Bring strawberry mixture to boiling, over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring one additional minute.

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Corn Starch

Strawberries

Berries

Sugar

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Remove from the heat; let it stand 20 to 30 minutes to cool, stirring once or twice.

Slice the leaf-end of the remaining berries, making a flat surface. Once the pie is set, line the top with the strawberries, flat side down. Spoon cooled strawberry sauce over each berry, taking care to coat each one, until all the sauce is used.

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Strawberry Sauce