Strawberry Black Bottom Pie Recipes

STRAWBERRY BLACK BOTTOM PIE

Steps:

• Heat the half and half in saucepan over medium heat.
• Blend in chocolate chips until smooth.
• Remove from heat and beat in egg yolks, 1 at a time.
• Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Cool slightly and pour into prepared crust.
• Chill until set.
• In a blender or food processor, puree 2 cups strawberries with the lemon juice.
• Sprinkle the gelatin packet over the water and allow soften for 1 minute; add to strawberry puree.
• Chill mixture until partially congealed, approximately 10 minutes.
• With electric mixer, beat egg whites, gradually adding sugar, until soft peaks form.
• Fold berry mixture into egg whites and pour over chocolate.
• Chill until set.
• Before serving garnish with additional strawberry halves.
• The cooking time is the recommended minimum chilling time.

BLACK BOTTOM STRAWBERRY CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F Make pie crust as directed on box for One-Crust Baked Shell using 9-inch glass pie pan. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Spread hot fudge topping in bottom of cooled baked shell. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• In small bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Carefully spread over chocolate layer in shell.
• In medium bowl, gently mix strawberries and pie glaze. Spoon evenly over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Just before serving, pipe or spoon whipped cream around edge of pie. Store in refrigerator.

BLACK BOTTOM PIE

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup sugar, and cornstarch.
• Slowly add milk to egg yolks, start with just 1 tbsp at a time till you have added about 1/3 cup. This tempers the eggs and prevents them from scrambling. Now add in all the milk.
• Stir in sugar mixture, cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens enough to coat a spoon.
• Add vanilla.
• Remove 1 cup of custard and stir into it the chocolate chips until they are melted.
• Pour into crust and chill.
• Meanwhile soften gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water.
• Add to remaining hot custard, and stir until completely dissolved.
• Add rum.
• Chill until slightly thickened.
• Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Fold into gelatin custard mixture.
• Chill if necessary until mixture mounds.
• Pile over chocolate layer.
• Chill till set (about 4 hours).
• Topping:.
• Beat 2 cups of whipping cream till soft peaks form.
• Add sugar and vanilla.
• Continue beating until mixed well.
• Pile on chilled pie.
• Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg over the whipped cream.