Ahhh....summertime. A time for outdoor play, for sitting in the porch enjoying the breeze, relaxing on the beach with a good book and some sunscreen. During the spring and summer, most of us want to be outside in the sunshine, rather than being in our kitchens slaving over a hot stove or worse, washing piles and piles of dishes from our latest baking expedition. However, summer is also a time of can't-miss tastes, including fruit and vegetables just off the branch or vine. How many of us equate summer with the taste of a fresh peach, or a sun-warmed tomato right off the vine?
The following is a simple recipe for restaurant style strawberry pie, using fresh strawberries and simple ingredients. The time it takes to compile this culinary masterpiece is actually fairly short. However, as a warning, prep time may be slightly long. It does take time and patience to remove stems from each of the strawberries - I recommend cutting off the tops to make it easier - and make ready the crust and the vanilla pudding or custard for the bottom layer. However, it's worth it in the end. You'll be left with a pie that tastes and looks like it could have come straight from any family style restaurant.
Strawberry Pie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box of strawberries, stems removed and washed.
- 1 pie crust - either from scratch, if you're ambitious, or one premade. (Pre-bake the pie crust for three to five minutes and allow it to cool.)
- 1 bowl of vanilla custard or vanilla pudding, ready to go
- 1 can strawberry glaze
- whipped cream for on top (optional)
Directions
- Fill the pre-baked pie crust with vanilla custard halfway, making sure to make it smooth on top. This is give you a base to push strawberries in, and allows a nice, custard bottom for your pie.
- Dip each individual strawberry in strawberry glaze, place in vanilla custard. Put large berries in the center, and build out with medium and smaller berries. Use very small berries to fill in gaps between other berries.
- Continue to do this until you have a mound of strawberries filling the pie. Vanilla custard should be totally buried beneath strawberries.
- Take the remaining glaze and use it to fill in spaces between strawberries, creating a firm, even mound.
- Top off with whipped cream (optional)
- Place in refrigorator to firm for one hour. After, take out and enjoy!
Serves between 6 - 8 people.
Nutrition Facts
360 calories per slice.
Total Fat - 18 grams
Cholestrol - 0 mg
Total carbs - 49.4 grams
Dietary Fiber - 4.7 grams
Protein - 3.3 grams
