Light Lemon Pie

DH loves lemon icebox pie and being a diabetic enjoying that pie can be a challenge. This is an adaption of a Taste of Home recipe that I found. This is like having lemon mousse in a crust. Please note that the cooking time is the time need to chill the pie before serving.

• Ready In: 4 hrs 45 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1 pie

Ingredients

• crust

• 10  sheets graham crackers
• 1⁄3 cup reduced-calorie stick margarine, melted

• Filling

• 1 (1/3ounce) package sugar-free lemon gelatin
• 1⁄2 cup boiling water
• 1⁄2 cup cold water
• 3  tablespoons Splenda granular
• 1  cup low fat cottage cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) carton  sugar-free whipped topping, thawed

• Garnish

• 1⁄2 cup  strawberry all-fruit spread
• 8  large strawberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a blender or food processor container, crumble the graham crackers and process until crumb consistency, gladly add in the melted margarine and continue processing until combined.
3. Press the mixture into a 9-inch pie plate and bake in preheated oven for 5 to 8 minutes; allow to cool completely before adding the filling.
4. In a small mixing bowl, combine the boiling water and stir the gelatin for 3 to 4 minutes or until dissolved.
5. Add enough ice cubes to the cold water so that the water measures 3/4 cup, add to the gelatin mixture and continue to stir until ice is melted and the gelatin thickens.
6. In blender container, combine the cottage cheese with Splenda granular and process until smooth, scraping sides of container as needed; add in the thickened gelatin and process lightly to combine well.
7. Gently fold the whipped topping into the cottage cheese mixture, combining well; pour into cooled crust and place in refrigerator to chill for at least 4 hours before serving.
8. To serve, cut the pie into 8 equal slice, place on plate, warm the spreadable fruit and drizzle a few tablespoons over each slice of pie.
9. Make strawberry fans by cutting from tip to stem 3 to 4 times depending on size of strawberries, without cutting completely through the stem, fan the strawberries and place on plate with pie slices.