| Since spring is finally here, sort of (it | | | | 2 cups cold milk |
| snowed here in Denver on Easter day, sigh), I | | | | |
| thought I would share one of my favorite | | | | 1 (6 ounce) ready-to-use graham cracker pie |
| strawberry recipes with you. It is a pretty | | | | crust |
| easy recipe that does not even require any | | | | |
| baking. Start to finish, it takes about 20 | | | | 1 pint of strawberries |
| minutes. As I do at my baking site, I am | | | | |
| going to share with you here the story behind | | | | Prepare the vanilla pudding according to the |
| the recipe. | | | | package directions. (Put the pudding mix and |
| | | | the milk into a bowl and whisk together for 2 |
| Cream Cheese Strawberry Pie | | | | minutes.) Allow it to set for 5 minutes. I |
| | | | usually use this time to start washing and |
| Strawberries are my favorite fruit. I always | | | | cutting the strawberries. I typically just |
| have them around when they come into season | | | | cut them in half for this recipe. Once the |
| in the spring. It always brings back memories | | | | pudding has set, place the cream cheese in a |
| of going to pick berries with my family in | | | | medium sized bowl and mix with an electric |
| the summer. We would all pile in the car with | | | | mixer for 30 seconds at low speed. Add the |
| buckets and ice cream pails, eager to taste | | | | pudding to the cream cheese and mix for about |
| fresh summer berries. We would go to one of | | | | one minute on low speed. Put the mixture into |
| the nearby berry farms that had acres and | | | | the pie crust and put it in the refrigerator |
| acres of berries. I remember it seemed so | | | | for 10 minutes. Continue washing and cutting |
| huge to me as a kid and I could not believe | | | | the strawberries while the pie is in the |
| how many rows upon rows upon rows there were. | | | | refrigerator. Place the strawberries on top |
| All of us kids of course ended up eating just | | | | of the pie. Store any leftovers in the |
| as many berries as we picked. There is | | | | refrigerator. |
| nothing that has quite as much flavor as a | | | | |
| strawberry fresh from the field, warm with | | | | Enjoy your spring (and your berry picking |
| sunshine. Makes me want to go hunt down a | | | | adventures)! |
| local berry farm so I can share that memory | | | | |
| with my daughter! | | | | Happy Baking! |
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| 1 package (8 ounces) strawberry flavored | | | | With a passion for baking and anything sweet, |
| cream cheese | | | | Jill Seader enjoys sharing her baking |
| | | | recipes and stories . She also invites you to |
| 1 package (3.4 ounces) vanilla flavored | | | | share your own stories and recipes on her |
| pudding | | | | site. Happy Baking! |
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