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Strawberry Cheesecake Pie

7/10/2012

 
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Fresh strawberries. Chocolate. Cheesecake. Pie crust. Need I say more? This is the first time I've made this pie, and I absolutely love it. Not only is it beautiful, but it's easy and tasty. The pie crust is brushed with melted semisweet chocolate that hardens and offsets the sweetness of the strawberries. The cheesecake-ish filling is sweet but not too sweet and provides a great tang. The combination of flavors is incredible. Did I mention that other than baking the pie crust, you don't have to turn on your oven? Perfection.

As an added bonus, I used light sour cream and fat free cream cheese with great results. Since I make so many desserts, it's great when I can lighten things up without sacrificing taste or texture. Let's just say there were three people eating this, and we killed almost three-quarters of it in one sitting. The only mistake I made was that I pulled it out of the fridge about an hour before serving. Don't be like me because the cheesecake part got soft and runny. It's much better to serve it cold, straight out of the fridge. This pie takes a bit of time, but a lot of it is inactive time waiting for it to chill and set in the fridge.  

Strawberry Cheesecake Pie Recipe
Makes one 9-inch pie
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One 9-inch pie crust, baked
3 ounces semisweet chocolate
1 tablespoon butter
6 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3-4 cups strawberries, hulled
1/3 cup strawberry jam, melted

In a small saucepan or microwavable bowl, slowly melt 2 ounces of chocolate and the butter, stirring frequently. Spread this over the bottom of the baked pie crust. Chill until hard.

In a mixing bowl, beat the sour cream, cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. This works best with an electric mixer. Spread this over the chilled chocolate layer. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

Arrange the hulled strawberries on top of the filling. Brush the melted strawberry jam on top of the strawberries. Melt the remaining 1 ounce of chocolate and drizzle it on top of the berries.

Source: Taste of Home Winning Recipes Cookbook
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Nicole @ The Marvelous Misadventures of a Foodie link
7/10/2012 02:38:43 pm

That is a really gorgeous pie!! I bet it tastes as good as it looks!

Jessica@AKitchenAddiction link
7/10/2012 11:55:04 pm

This is one beautiful pie! I love strawberry cheesecake. . .and the healthy makeover you gave this one! Definitely saving this for future reference!

Jessica the baker link
7/11/2012 01:00:29 pm

This looks so delicious!! I want to try it! Thanks for giving the recipe!

Pooja link
7/13/2012 12:04:53 am

Wow she really makes wonderful things and bakes them good.

Peggy link
7/13/2012 01:16:13 am

This pie sounds amazing! Might have to go berry picking this weekend so I can make it =)

Colette @ Just for Foodies link
7/13/2012 03:20:43 am

Gorgeous!

konstantkraver link
7/19/2012 05:14:47 pm

Cheesecake in a Pie ...brilliant :)


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