strawberry black bottem pie

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Recipe by
christina obrien
naples, FL

I can't wait to try this myself... looked deeper into my old cook books from my grandmother :)

(1 rating)
yield 6 -8

Ingredients For strawberry black bottem pie

  • 2/3 c
    half and half
  • 1 pkg
    6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate morsels
  • 3
    eggs, separated
  • 1
    baked 9-inch pie shell
  • 2 pt
    fresh strawberries, washed and stemmed
  • 2 tsp
    lemon juice
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1 pkg
    gelatin, unflavored
  • 1/4 c
    cold water

How To Make strawberry black bottem pie

  • 1
    Heat half and half in a sauce pan over medium heat. Stir in chocolate morsels; beat until smooth with wire whisk. Remove from heat; whisk in egg yolks one at a time, mixing until well blended. Return to heat and cook, stirring, 1 to 2 minutes longer.
  • 2
    Cool; pour into pie shell and cool until set. 2 to 3 hours. Puree 1 pint of strawberries with lemon juice (there should be about 1 2/3 cups puree). Soften gelatin in water; warm over low heat to dissolve, then stir into berry puree. Chill until mixture begins to set.
  • 3
    Meanwhile, beat egg whites, gradually adding the sugar, until soft peaks form. Fold in thickened berry mixture. Pour over chocolate layer; chill until set.
  • 4
    To serve, slice remaining pint berries; sweeten if desired. Spoon over wedges of pie.

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