Sunday, July 5, 2009

Red, White, and Blueberry Pie...yum!

Ingredients:
1/2 package (15 oz) refrigerated pie crusts (1 crust, unless you are making 2 like I did then just double the recipe)
1 quart fresh strawberries, divided
4 squares (1 oz each) white chocolate for baking
1 package (8 oz) reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup cold milk
1 package (3.3 oz) white chocolate instant pudding and pie filling (I'm having a hard time finding white choc pudding that isn't sugar-free, so I've been using vanilla pudding mix, because I used the sugar-free one once and it tasted awful having that artificial sweetener aftertaste!)
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
1 cup thawed, frozen light whipped topping (I always use the kind in the spray can, much easier)

Now here's how it goes:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Let pie crust stand at room temp. 15 min. Gently unfold and place crust into a pie plate, pressing dough into bottom and up sides. Prick bottom and sides using like a toothpick or something. Bake 10-12 min. or until golden brown. Cool Completely.

Rinse strawberries and pat dry on paper towels. Select about 8 strawberries for dipping; cut in halve through stem ends. Set aside. Slice remaining strawberries.
Beat cream cheese until smooth.
Gradually whisk in milk until well blended. Add pudding mix; whisk until mixture begins to thicken. (Honestly I didn't use a whisk, I just used a hand blender and it worked just fine...and easier too)

Melt white chocolate on the stove or in a microwavable bowl, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Don't let it burn! Dip strawberries halves in melted chocolate; place on a sheet of parchment paper , cut side down. Refrigerate 15 min. or until set.






Scrape remaining chocolate over bottom of prepared pie crust, spreading evenly to coat entire bottom and sides of crust.


Layer sliced strawberries over bottom of crust.


Spread cream cheese, milk, pudding mixture evenly over strawberries.



Arrange blueberries evenly over top of pie filling.



Spray whipped topping evenly around edge of pie.



Place dipped strawberry halves on whipped topping border. Refrigerate until ready to serve.


Cut and serve and enjoy! Oh so Yummy!!!!! (It was a huge hit at my in-laws 4th bbq)