Strawberry Bavarian Pie

PaulaG's Note:

This recipe comes from Not Just Cheesecake! a low-fat, low-cholesterol, low-calorie dessert cookbook. It is wonderful! This is made with yogurt cheese and produces a very creamy low-fat pie. The longer you strain the yogurt the more whey is released and the firmer the cheese. I have been making it for years and use my microwave graham cracker crust.

• Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 (32 ounce) carton low-fat vanilla yogurt (without gelatin)
• 3/4 cup water, divided
• 2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
• 2 pints strawberries, sliced
• 1/4-1/2 cup sugar (Splenda works very well.)
• 1 (9 inch) graham cracker crust, cooked and cooled

Directions:

1. The day before making the pie, strain the yogurt by straining through a cheese cloth lined mesh strainer or using a yogurt cheese funnel.
2. Discard whey and reserve the yogurt cheese for the pie.
3. Wash strawberries, hull and slice.
4. Sprinkle with sugar or a mixture of sugar and Splenda.
5. Taste for sweetness and adjust sweetening as necessary for personal taste.
6. Soften the gelatin in 1/4 cup of water for 5 minutes.
7. Heat the remaining 1/2 cup water, add the gelatin and stir until dissolved.
8. Gradually stir gelatin mixture into sweetened strawberries, add yogurt cheese and stir gently with a fork until well blended.
9. Pour into a 9-inch prepared graham cracker pie crust that is thoroughly cooled.
10. Refrigerate until firm; at least 3 to 4 hours.
11. Please Note: Straining the yogurt will take 12 to 24 hours and while straining the yogurt should be placed in refrigerator for safe keeping.

Reviews

[BLUE ROSE]

I agree this is so yummy!!!! Thank you paula for all of your help on this. I put a coffee filter in a goldmesh coffee filter and it worked! This is one of those deserts that they have already asked when I was going to make again.

[CoolMonday]

Made this for the strawberry swap... was WAAYYYYY yummy. I shared with my sister and my daugter and her family and they all said 5 stars for sure. Thanks a lot Paula...