Ah, my husband. He has these small little food aversions that I just will never understand. First off, there’s his aversion to peanut butter. (Gasp! Yes… I know.) Another is eggplant. (Oh, how I long to make an eggplant parmesan!) And one that blows my mind is strawberries. Yeah. How is that possible? It’s sad, I tell you. Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits to play with in the kitchen and if I make something with it, I need to have friends and family lined up to call over to help me eat it or package them up to give as food gifts. Such was the case for this Icebox Strawberry Pie. I loved this pie and I’m anxious to make it again this summer for cookouts! Bursting with strawberries and topped with a creamy whipped topping, it’s a sweet taste of summer in a slice of pie…
from Funky Chickens do it Better /America’s Test Kitchen
Filling:
2 pounds frozen strawberries *extremely important!
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
1 cup sugar
pinch of table salt
1 pound fresh strawberries, washed, hulled and thinly sliced
1 9inch pie shell, baked and cooled
Whipped topping:
4 oz cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup heavy whipping cream
COOK FROZEN BERRIES Cook frozen berries in large saucepan over medium-low heat until berries begin to release juice, about 3 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring frequently, until thick and jamlike, about 25 minutes (mixture should measure 2 cups).
ADD GELATIN Combine lemon juice, water, and gelatin in small bowl. Let stand until gelatin is softened and mixture has thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir gelatin mixture, sugar, and salt into cooked berry mixture and return to simmer, about 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl and cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
ADD FRESH BERRIES Fold fresh berries into filling. Spread evenly in pie shell and refrigerate until set, about 4 hours. (Filled pie can be refrigerated for 24 hours.)
MAKE TOPPING With electric mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth, about 30 seconds. With mixer running, add cream and whip until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. Serve pie with whipped cream topping.
This looks amazing! I am drooling and can't wait to try this as local berries are at their prime in my neck of the woods!
Too funny – my hubby also has an aversion to PB & eggplant (as well as a host of other things – onions, potatoes, who knows what else!). Fortunately, he LOVES strawberries and would definitely like this. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I find the whipped cream in the topping is too rich and I cut it with sour cream. I also add a little lemon zest to the topping. My preference though is to have it more jello-ee; something that Americas Test Kitchen tries to eliminate.