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Strawberry Cream Pie
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Ingredients:
- Reduced Fat Graham Cracker Crust - 9 inch
or homemade graham cracker crust
- 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1-3/4 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes
or 6 packets Equal® sweetener
or 1/4 cup Equal® Spoonful™
- 1 cup cold water
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 package (.3 ounces) sugar-free strawberry gelatin
- 3-1/2 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes
or 12 packets Equal® sweetener
or 1/2 cup Equal® Spoonful™
- 1 pint strawberries, hulled, sliced
- 8 tablespoons frozen light whipped topping (optional)
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Equal® sweetener can be substituted with other sweetener products. Nutrition contents might be different from those listed below.
Directions:
- Beat cream cheese, vanilla, and 1-3/4 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes in small bowl until fluffy; spread evenly in bottom of crust. Mix cold water and cornstarch in small saucepan; heat to boiling, whisking constantly until thickened, about 1 minute. Add gelatin and 3-1/2 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes whisking until gelatin is dissolved. Cool 10 minutes.
- Arrange half of the strawberries over the cream cheese; spoon half the gelatin mixture over strawberries. Arrange remaining strawberries over pie and spoon remaining gelatin mixture over.
- Refrigerate until pie is set and chilled, 1 to 2 hours. Serve with whipped topping, if desired.
Variation:
- Double Berry Pie - Arrange 1 cup blueberries over cream cheese in pie crust; spoon half the gelatin mixture over berries; spoon half the gelatin mixture over the berries; top with 1/2 pint sliced strawberries and spoon remaining gelatin mixture over.
- Strawberry Banana Pie - Substitute sugar-free strawberry-banana gelatin for the strawberry gelatin. Slice 1 small banana and arrange over cream cheese; spoon half the gelatin mixture over; top with 1/2 pint sliced strawberries and spoon remaining gelatin mixture over.
Yield: Makes 8 servings.
Nutritional Information:
Each serving
provides: |
amount per serving |
| Calories |
200 |
| Protein |
5 g |
| Total Carbohydrates |
26 g |
| Total Fat |
8 g |
| Cholesterol |
16 mg |
| Sodium |
181 mg |
| Food Exchanges: |
1/2 fruit, 1-1/2 bread, 1-1/2 fat |
| 43% calorie reduction from traditional recipe |
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Source: With permission from Merisant/Equal Company. Equal® sweetener is a registered trademark of the Merisant Company.
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