Strawberry pineapple cream pie
Strawberry pineapple cream pie recipe in the pie category
Recipe ingredients:
- Pastry for single crust pie
- 1, 3 or 3 1/8 ounces, box regular vanilla pudding mix
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1, 8 1/4 ounces, can crushed pineapple
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 3 cups fresh strawberries
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- Red food coloring, optional
- Unsweetened whipped cream
Recipe method:
- Prepare and roll out pastry.
- Line a 9 inch pie plate.
- Trim pasty to 1/2 inch beyond edge.
- Flute edge. Prick pastry.
- Bake in a 450 degrees F oven for 10 to 12 minutes or till golden. Cool on rack.
- For filling, in saucepan cook pudding mix according to package directions except use the 1 1/4 cups milk.
- Thoroughly drain pineapple, reserving 1/3 cup liquid.
- Fold drained pineapple and vanilla extract into cooked pudding.
- Cover surface with clear plastic wrap or wax paper.
- Cool to room temperature. Do not stir.
- Whip the 1/2 cup whipping cream till soft peaks form.
- Fold whipped cream into pudding mixture.
- Turn the pineapple mixture into baked pastry shell.
- In saucepan crush 1/2 cup of the strawberries.
- Stir in reserved pineapple liquid.
- Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Press hot mixture through sieve. Discard pulp.
- Combine sugar and cornstarch.
- Gradually stir in sieved strawberry mixture.
- Return mixture to saucepan.
- Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
- Tint the strawberry mixture with a little red food coloring if desired.
- Slice remaining strawberries in half lengthwise.
- Arrange sliced berries over cream filling.
- Spoon strawberry mixture over.
- Cover. Chill several hours.
- To serve, garnish pie with unsweetened whipped cream.
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