Strawberry Mallow Pie Food

STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Quarter 2 pounds of the strawberries and set aside. Dice half of the remaining pound, then slice the remainder.
• Stir 1 tablespoon granulated sugar together in a bowl with the elderflower liqueur until the sugar dissolves. Toss with the diced berries and set aside to macerate at room temperature.
• Place the quartered strawberries in a medium pot and gently stir together with the jam, cornstarch, lemon juice, a pinch of salt and the remaining 1/3 cup granulated sugar. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring often, until the strawberries begin to break down and the mixture is thick and jammy, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool about 10 minutes, then stir in the reserved macerated berries.
• Pour mixture into the baked crust and allow to chill in the refrigerator until set, at least 3 hours.
• Decorate the top of the pie with the sliced berries in concentric circles. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Whip the cream along with the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and cream of tartar until it holds medium stiff peaks. Serve alongside the pie.

COOL 'N EASY STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Slice 1 cup strawberries; refrigerate for later use. Chop remaining strawberries; set aside.
• Add boiling water to gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice to cold water to measure 1 cup. Add to gelatin; stir until slightly thickened. Remove any unmelted ice.
• Whisk in COOL WHIP. Stir in chopped strawberries. Refrigerate 20 to 30 min. or until mixture is very thick and will mound. Spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate 6 hours or until firm. Top with sliced berries just before serving.

STRAWBERRY MARSHMALLOW PIE

Steps:

• Place one crust into a pie dish. Take the second pie crust and use a cookie cutter to make cut-outs for the top of the finished pie. (Ms. Gaddie used star shapes.) Sprinkle the cut-outs with sparkling sugar (colored sugar available with cake decorating supplies). Bake the pie crust in the dish and the cut-outs according to package directions.
• Slice the strawberries and fold in a mixing bowl with the strawberry glaze. (It looked like her berries were halved.).
• In another large mixing bowl, whip the cream cheese with an electric mixer, until light and fluffy. Stir in the marshmallow creme.
• Put 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture in the bottom of the baked, cooled pie crust. Reserve 1 cup of the glazed strawberries for topping the pie. Spread the remaining strawberries on top of the cream cheese layer. Follow with the rest of the cream cheese mixture. Put the reserved cup of strawberries in the middle, and place the baked cut-outs around the strawberries on the top of the pie.
• Store in the refrigerator.

STRAWBERRY MALLOW PIE

Steps:

• Dissolve strawberry gelatin in boiling water. Add the frozen strawberries. Stir until fruit separates and mixture thickens. Fold in the marshmallows, and the whipped cream. Pour into the graham cracker crust. Chill until firm.

EASY FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. Unroll crust into a 9-in. pie plate. Trim edge. Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil or parchment. Bake 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack., In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in gelatin until dissolved. Refrigerate until slightly cooled, 15-20 minutes., Meanwhile, arrange strawberries in the crust. Pour gelatin mixture over berries. Refrigerate until set. If desired, serve with whipped cream.

STRAWBERRY MARSHMALLOW CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Generously grease a 13x9 pan.
• Sprinkle marshmallows over bottom of pan.
• In a bowl, combine mashed stawberries and gelatin and set aside.
• Make cake batter according to package directions.
• Spread batter over marshmallows in pan.
• Spoon strawberry mixture evenly over batter.
• bake at 350 for 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. DO NOT OVER BAKE.
• Place cake on wire rack to cool.
• When cake is cool you can invert on platter and serve with whpped cream.