Yogurt Strawberry Fool Pie

From April 2006 issue of Quick and Simple magazine. Other berries can be substituted- blueberries, raspberries, etc.

• Ready In: 8 hrs
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• Crust

• 2  cups  vanilla wafers, crushed
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

• Filling

• 1  pint fresh strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced thinly
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 2 (8 ounce) containers  strawberry yogurt or 2 (8 ounce) containers vanilla yogurt
• 1  cup heavy whipping cream

• Garnish

•  mint leaf
•  strawberry slices

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Combine the vanilla wafers and softened butter in a bowl. Press mixture evenly onto the bottom and sides of an ungreased 9" pie plate.
3. Bake 15-20 minutes or just until browned. Set aside to cool, at least 30 minutes.
4. In a medium sized bowl combine the strawberries, sugar and yogurt.
5. Beat the whipping cream in another bowl until stiff peaks form (approximately 3-4 minutes.).
6. Gently fold in the whipping cream with the strawberry mixture.
7. Carefully spoon into the prepared crust.
8. Cover pie well and freeze until firm, at least 8 hours or overnight.
9. Remove pie from freezer 30 minutes prior to serving. Garnish each serving with mint leaf and strawberry slice if desired.