Strawberry icebox pie with almond crust
Strawberry icebox pie with almond crust recipe in the pie category
Recipe ingredients:
- Crust:
- 1 cup slivered almonds, toasted
- 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons, 3/4 stick, unsalted butter, melted
- Filling:
- 5 cups quartered hulled strawberries, divided
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peal
- 1 1/2 cups chilled whipping cream
Recipe method:
- Position rack in center of oven.
- Preheat to 350 degrees F.
- Butter a 9 inch glass pie dish.
- Coarsely chop almonds in processor.
- Add graham cracker crumbs and sugar.
- Process until finely ground.
- Add butter. Process until evenly moistened.
- Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides of prepared pie dish.
- Bake crust until set, about 12 minutes.
- Cool completely on rack.
- Place 2 cups strawberries in medium saucepan.
- Mash strawberries with potato masher until chunky.
- Add sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice.
- Stir over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and mixture boils and thickens, about 3 minutes.
- Transfer mixture to bowl. Cool to room temperature.
- Stir in remaining 3 cups strawberries and grated orange peel.
- Mound filling in crust.
- Chill pie until cold and set, at least 2 hours and up to 6 hours.
- Using electric mixer, beat cream in large bowl until peaks form.
- Spread whipped cream decoratively over filling.
- Cut pie into wedges and serve.
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