Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 1 hour
This great chilled pie for summer combines delicious chocolate and fresh strawberries for a knockout dessert. It's a perfect recipe to make ahead of time for a picnic or cookout or summer special occasion.
by Anne Coleman
What you'll need
- 12 ounces chocolate chips
- 1 cup milk -- any fat content
- 1 large egg
- 1 9 inch pie crust
- 1 quart fresh strawberries washed and hulled
- 1/4 cup strawberry jelly or preserves
- 1 Tablespoon water
Notes:
Yields 8 servings
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Combine chocolate chips and milk in a heavy saucepan. Heat on low setting until chips begin to melt. Stir until smooth. Remove from heat.
- Beat egg and add 1/4 cup of hot chocolate mixture to egg. Stir quickly so the egg does not cook.
- Add egg and chocolate to the first mixture and blend well.
- Pour chocolate into pie crust and bake for 25 minutes, or until center is lightly set.
- Chill pie for 30 minutes.
- Top pie with strawberries -- points up.
- Combine strawberry preserves with water and stir until smooth. Brush or drizzle over strawberries.
- Chill until serving time.