Strawberry Cheesecake Pie-Light Version

By srumbel

I recently made another wonderful sugar-free, low-fat dessert and wanted to share so you can enjoy it too. It's delicious!

BEAUTIFUL FOR THE EYES...TASTY FOR THE TUMMY!
from thebetterbaker.com

Ingredients

• 1 - 8 oz. pkg. (light) cream cheese, softened
• 1-3/4 c. 1% or 2% milk, divided
• 1 - (4 - serv. size) pkg. (sugar free) instant pudding
• (cheesecake or white chocolate)
• 4 to 8 oz. lite Cool Whip
• 1 - 9 " graham cracker crust
• 2 c. fresh strawberries, cleaned and sliced
• 1/2 pkg - 16 ozs. pkg. (sugar free) strawberry glaze
• The S-F glaze is wonderful!
• (And if you need FULL sugar free - make it as pudding instead of a pie...with no crust..or make your own homemade crust with sweetener)
• HOMEMADE GLAZE
• 1-1/2 c. water
• 2 Tb. cornstarch
• 1 sm. (4 serv. size) (sugar free) strawberry jello
• 6 Tb. truvia (or sugar)

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add 1/2 c. milk; blend well.
Add remaining milk and instant pudding mix. Beat for 1 minute. Stir
in Cool Whip and pour into pie crust. Mix strawberries with 1/2 pkg. of glaze
and spread over pie. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Yield: 8 servings

HOMEMADE GLAZE

In a small saucepan, combine water and cornstarch; cook until thickened.
Remove from heat; cool slightly; stir in jello and sweetener. Cool before
mixing with berries; top pie with mixture or add when serving.
Don't forget to add some Cool Whip or whipped cream.