*OLD-FASHIONED STRAWBERRY PIE

By stepjo7269

Taste of Home Healthy Cooking
By: Erica Cooper from Elk River, Minnesota

Ingredients

• Directions:
• 1 sheet refrigerated pie pastry
• 1 package (3 ounces) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
• 1-1/2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 package (.3 ounce) sugar-free strawberry gelatin
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 4 cups sliced fresh strawberries
• 3 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
• 2 cups reduced-fat whipped topping, divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 8 fresh strawberries
• ●On a lightly floured surface, unroll pastry. Transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges.
• ●Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil.
• ●Bake at 450 degrees for 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5-7 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
• ●In a small saucepan, combine pudding mix, water and lemon juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes longer or until thickened. ●Remove from the heat; set aside.
• ●In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Gradually stir in pudding. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until thickened.
• ●Fold in sliced strawberries. Transfer to crust.
• ●For topping, in another bowl, beat the cream cheese, 1/2 cup whipped topping and vanilla until smooth. Fold in remaining whipped topping.
• ●Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert a medium star tip. Fill with topping. Pipe topping around edges of pie; garnish with whole strawberries.
• ●Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

259 calories/serving