Healthier Frozen Strawberry Pie
Created by racrgal on October 18, 2011
- Servings: 7
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 2h
- Recipe #759
Ingredients
- CRUST
- 3 cups vanilla wafers
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- TOPPING and FILLING
- 8 ounce reduced fat cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 pound fres strawberries, washed and hulled
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
How to Make
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Step 1: CRUST Whirl vanilla wafers in food processor until fine crumbs. Add melted butter and oil pulse until combined.
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Step 2: Press crumbs on bottom and sides of shallow 9" pie plate. Refrigerate 20 minutes.
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Step 3: BRING TO ROOM TEMPERATURE BEFORE BAKING if you are using a glass pie plate. Bake until golden, 15 -18 minutes. Cool completely before filling.
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Step 4: FILLING Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add powdered sugar and continue to beat until smooth.
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Step 5: In food processor or blender, puree 1/4 pound of the strawberries. There should be about 1/3 cup of puree. Fold puree into filling. Pour filling into crust. It will not reach the top.
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Step 6: Freeze just until firm. 1 1/2 - 2hours.
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Step 7: TOPPING Quarter, half or slice remaining strawberries. Toss with granulated sugar and let stand 10 minutes.
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Step 8: Let pie set at room temperature 40 minutes before serving. Top each slice with strawberry topping.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (175.2 g)
- Calories 678.9
- Total Fat - 27.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 9.7 g
- Cholesterol - 55 mg
- Sodium - 385.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 98.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 13.8 g
- Sugars - 27.8 g
- Protein - 14.1 g
- Calcium - 71.6 mg
- Iron - 4.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg