A chocolate-painted baked pie crust prevents this pie from getting soggy and adds a wonderful flavor complementing the strawberries! Serve with whipped cream. I am adding blueberries just around the inner edge of the pie crust after the filling has been added to create a nice red, white, and blue theme for our 4th of July celebration!
Ingredients
- 1 pastry for a 9-inch deep dish pie crust
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 quarts fresh strawberries, hulled, divided
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ¾ cup ginger ale
- 3 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
Directions
Step 1
Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Press pie crust pastry into a 1/2-inch deep dish pie plate. Prick bottom and sides of pastry with fork.
Step 2
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Step 3
Melt chocolate chips in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, 1 to 3 minutes. Paint melted chocolate in the bottom and inside of cooled pie crust. Place chocolate-painted crust in freezer to harden the chocolate, about 30 minutes.
Step 4
Place the prettiest strawberry, cut-side down, in the center of the chocolate crust. Arrange as many attractive strawberries as possible around the center strawberry, so they appear as circles around the center.
Step 5
Mash the remaining strawberries in a bowl; transfer to a saucepan. Add sugar and lemon juice; bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
Step 6
Whisk ginger ale and cornstarch together in a bowl until smooth; gradually stir into boiling strawberry mixture. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from heat and cool for about 5 minutes.
Step 7
Spoon strawberry sauce over strawberries in pie shell. Chill in refrigerator until pie is set, at least 8 hours.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 8 | |
Calories 332 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat11g | 14% |
Saturated Fat4g | 19% |
Sodium123mg | 5% |
Total Carbohydrate59g | 22% |
Dietary Fiber5g | 16% |
Total Sugars40g | |
Protein3g | |
Vitamin C92mg | 460% |
Calcium31mg | 2% |
Iron2mg | 9% |
Potassium293mg | 6% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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