Fresh Strawberry Cream Pie

SUBMITTED BY: EQUAL®

"Need a show stopping dessert - this is it. A slightly sweet cream cheese mixture is layered with sliced fresh strawberries, and then topped with whole glazed berries. And the dessert has only 9 grams of fat per serving!"

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1 quart fresh medium strawberries
1 tablespoon Equal® Spoonful*
Pastry for a single-crust 9-inch pie, baked
1 1/2 (8 ounce) packages reduced fat cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup vanilla-flavored light nonfat yogurt
6 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful**
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
Glaze (optional):
2/3 cup unsweetened apple juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful***
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Few drops of red food coloring

DIRECTIONS

Remove stems from several strawberries and slice to make 1 cup. Toss with 1 tablespoon Equal® Spoonful*. Set aside.
Beat cream cheese, yogurt, 6 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful** and 1-1/2 tablespoons lemon juice until smooth and fluffy. Spread half of cream cheese mixture over bottom of baked pie crust. Top with sliced strawberries. Cover with remaining cream cheese mixture.
Remove stems from all but 1 large strawberry. Cut berries lengthwise in half. Place, cut side down, over cream cheese mixture, around outer edge of pie crust, with pointed end of berry facing center of pie. Make several thin slits in last whole berry starting near top and going to pointed end. Press gently with fingers to form a "fan". Place in center of pie. if not using Glaze, refrigerate pie at least 4 hours before serving.
For Glaze, combine apple juice, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and cornstarch in small saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in 3 tablespoons Equal®, almond extract and red food color. Spoon over strawberries and top of pie. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.

FOOTNOTES

* May substitute 1-1/2 packets Equal® sweetener
** May substitute 9 packets Equal® sweetener
*** May substitute 4-1/2 packets Equal® sweetener

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REVIEWS

Reviewed on feb. 5, 2006 by MADAHARI

I was very happy with the taste, but it didn't set up as nicely as I would have liked. It was... MORE

Reviewed on may 16, 2004 by MJBURNS

This was a delicious and easy to make pie. Everyone thought it was terrific and very... MORE

Reviewed on feb. 18, 2009 by AMSHKA

Very good - especially with a graham crumb crust. Looks impressive and tastes light. MORE

Reviewed on apr. 22, 2005 by IRVINFAM

Delicious! I didn't have vanilla yogurt on hand though, so I substituted lemon yogurt, and... MORE

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