THE BEST STRAWBERRY PIE EVER...or..why my friends love me!

[catherinethegreat]

Alissa's Strawberry Pie recipe ( on page 522 of her book )

Make sure the bananas are really ripe...

Crust:

2 c. almonds
1 1/2 c. dates, pitted and soaked
1 c. strawberries

Filling:

3 1/2 c. strawberries
3 very ripe bananas


For Crust:

1. in food processor, blend almonds until smooth
2. add dates and blend until smooth
3. place in bowl and stir in diced strawberries
4. mold into a pie plate


For filling:

1. dice 1/2 cup of the strawberries. set aside
2. in food processor, blend the remaining 2 c. of strawberries and the bananas until smooth.
3.Place in bowl, stir in diced strawberries
4. pour in crust.

*~*~*~*~ Here is my modified version......


crust

I add a little water to it because I never can get it smooth. But just a little.

I don't add any fruit to the crust any more - just the almonds and dates and it's SO GOOD.

filling:

I use a bag of organic frozen raspberries instead of strawberries. OHHHHHHH it's so good.

and I freeze the pie in the freezer so it's nice and firm.


Everyone loves it.

It's good as dessert OR breakfast and lunch! It's a smoothy on a crust.

Enjoy!

*c

[petlady]

Does the crust get soggy? I tried making a strawberry cheesecake (pre-raw) with fresh strawberries on top once and it turned into a soggy mess.

[misslinda]

I LOVE YOU CATH !!!!!!!!!!!!

[catherinethegreat]

Yes - it can get soggy if I added too much water. The recipe doesn't call for any so if you can avoid it - I would. But when i do add the water I freeze the pie and it doesn't get soggy that way - only if I leave it in the fridge or on the counter.

Hope that helps

*c

ps......Misslinda - I LOVE YOU TOO!!!!!

[Peter Parker]

OMG!! I could make this.

Sounds great, I want to go get the ingredients now!

[catherinethegreat]

Peter - you should make this and tell me how you like it!

[city]

Oh my GOD!! My mouth is watering!!!!!!!

You know what you could try? Soaking the almonds for about 4-8 hours and putting them into the food processor without dehydrating them. You may not need the extra water then. I'm totally making this pie this weekend.

THANK YOU!!!!!

[Revvell]

The crust makes wonderful cookies also. Put in the dehydrator.

Revvell