Fresh Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Cookie Crust

Fresh Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Cookie Crust – A glorious fresh strawberry pie with a whipped cream and cream cheese layer over chocolate cookie crust.

BeeBop and I have had a busy week! Last week was A and Mag’s spring break and they spent it with us! That’s right…we had them all to ourselves for 10 whole days. Which is also why you haven’t seen me much online. Facebook, Twitter…all that stuff goes by the wayside when my babies are visiting!

We had loads of fun including a trip to the U.S. Space Center in Huntsville, Alabama. I’ll tell you all about our trip soon, but today I’m going to post a treat I made while the kids were here. And, by the way, this one got four thumbs up.

I never really believe it’s spring until I start seeing fresh strawberries at the grocery store. Glorious, red, ripe strawberries just go hand in hand with flowering shrubs and leafing trees. And what better way to use some of those beautiful strawberries than this fresh strawberry pie? As an extra bonus, it also has a chocolate cookie crust. And to top it all off…there’s no baking involved!

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How to Make Fresh Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Cookie Crust

To get started, place the chopped dark chocolate in a small microwave safe bowl. Microwave it on high, stirring every 15 seconds, until the chocolate is melted (it takes about 45-60 seconds total).

Next, put the chocolate cookies in a food processor and process until they’re finely ground. Add the melted chocolate and oil and pulse until thoroughly combined. By the way…about those Famous Chocolate Cookies. If you’re looking for them in your grocery’s cookie section and don’t find them, look wherever the ice cream cones are. That’s where I always find them.

Coat a 9-inch pie plate or a removable-bottomed tart pan with cooking spray. Gently press the cookie crust mixture evenly onto the bottom and up the sides of the pan. And here’s a tip – that melted chocolate in the crust is sticky so this is easier to do with buttered or oiled hands.

Place the crust in the freezer for 15 minutes to harden and set.

Meanwhile, whip the cream to soft peaks. Add the 3 tablespoons of sugar. In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioner’s sugar, and vanilla. Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture. Carefully spread the mixture over the chilled crust.

Arrange the berries in an attractive pattern on top of the whipped cream and cream cheese mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.

When ready to serve, heat the strawberry jam for 10-15 seconds in a small microwave safe bowl. Brush the melted jam over the strawberries as a glaze.

Enjoy!

More Strawberry Recipes on Never Enough Thyme:

• Strawberry Cobbler
• Fresh Strawberry Pie
• Strawberry Icebox Cake
• Strawberry Filled Whole Wheat Crepes
• Cheddar-Pecan Cheese Ring with Strawberry Preserves

Fresh Strawberry Recipes from Other Bloggers:

• Strawberry Shortcake Trifle from Big Bear’s Wife
• Old Fashioned Frozen Strawberry Squares from Creative Culinary
• Easy Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Sauce from Natasha’s Kitchen
• Perfect Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri from Recipe Tin Eats

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Fresh Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Cookie Crust

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Glorious fresh strawberries top a whipped cream and cream cheese layer over a chocolate cookie crust.

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Ingredients

• 3.5 oz. dark chocolate, chopped
• 25 chocolate wafer cookies (suggest Nabisco’s Famous Chocolate Wafers)
• 2 tsp. oil
• Cooking spray
• 6 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
• 8 oz. heavy whipping cream
• 3 tblsp. sugar
• 1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar
• 3/4 tsp. vanilla
• 1 pound strawberries (washed, dried and sliced in half)
• 2 tblsp. seedless strawberry jam

Instructions

1. Place the chopped chocolate in a small microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high, stirring every 15 seconds, until chocolate is melted (about 45-60 seconds).
   
2. Put the chocolate cookies in a food processor and process until finely ground. Add the melted chocolate and oil and pulse until thoroughly combined.
   
3. Coat a 9-inch pie plate or a removable-bottomed tart pan with cooking spray. Gently press the cookie crust mixture evenly onto the bottom and up the sides of the pan. This is easier to do with buttered or oiled hands.
   
4. Place the crust in the freezer for 15 minutes to harden and set.
   
5. Meanwhile, whip the cream to soft peaks. Add the 3 tablespoons of sugar. In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioner’s sugar, and vanilla. Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture. Carefully spread the mixture over the chilled crust.
   
6. Arrange the berries in an attractive pattern on top of the whipped cream and cream cheese mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
   
7. When ready to serve, heat the strawberry jam for 10-15 seconds in a small microwave safe bowl. Brush the melted jam over the strawberries as a glaze.

Notes

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 713 Total Fat: 37g Saturated Fat: 18g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 16g Cholesterol: 58mg Sodium: 606mg Carbohydrates: 90g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 5g Sugar: 53g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 9g

Nutrition information is calculated by Nutritonix and may not always be perfectly accurate. Use your own judgment.

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