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These pies were a spring special at a restaurant where I used to work. Whoever was the cook that day had to bake them first thing in the morning and again in the afternoon, as soon as strawberries were ready. —Caroline Park, Pritchard, British Columbia

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Strawberry Custard Pies Recipe

Prep: 35 min. + chilling

Yield: 48 Servings

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Ingredients

4-1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup cornstarch
4-1/2 cups cold water
3 packages (3 ounces each) strawberry gelatin
1 tablespoon lemon juice
6 packages (3 ounces each) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
6 pastry shells (9 inches), baked
3 pounds fresh strawberries, halved
Whipped cream, optional

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; gradually stir in water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in gelatin and lemon juice until gelatin is dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
Prepare pudding mixes according to package directions. Pour into pastry shells. Top with strawberries. Carefully spoon gelatin mixture over berries. Refrigerate until set. Garnish with whipped cream if desired. Yield: 6 pies (8 servings each).

Nutritional Facts 1 piece equals 304 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 11 mg cholesterol, 202 mg sodium, 53 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Strawberry Custard Pies in Taste of Home April/May 2008, p49

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on May. 01, 2011 by lindamooierler

Why not make 3 and share with the neighbors? People love it when I bring an unexpected goodie their way.

Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2011 by paulette_

Page 1 of this thread, the third post down, Aquarelle recalculated this recipe back in 2009 to make one pie!

Here's the recipe:

Strawberry Custard Pie (makes single pie)

3/4 cup sugar

2 tbsp. cornstarch

3/4 cup cold water

Half of a 3-ounce package of strawberry gelatin

1 tsp. lemon juice

1 3-ounce package vanilla

pudding mix

1 pastry shell

1/2 lb. fresh strawberries

I just emptied the strawberry gelatin into a small bowl (which I'd tared out) on my kitchen scale, then spooned off half of it, and sealed up the rest in a ziploc bag for the next time I make this.

Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2011 by LovetheBeach2

Just a few simple changes make this recipe so much healthier.

Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2011 by LovetheBeach2

Changed the sugar to Stevia,

Gelatin to sugar free, Pudding to sugarfree, pastry shells to fat free grahamcrust, and sugar free/fat free whipped topping. Now the calories are way down and it taste GREAT!

Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2011 by BIGRUNNINGTAZ

THIS RECIPE IS A KEEPER. IT'S DELICIOUS. IT'S SO SAD TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE NOT ABLE TO CUT A RECIPE DOWN TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO!!! WE HAVE BEEN SPOON FED TOO LONG. WE NEED TO USE OUR BRAINS.

Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2011 by vewebber58

Oops.....I didn't realize there were so many comments on this pie, and that someone several pages of comments ago had already given the amounts for one pie!

Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2011 by vewebber58

To make one pie, convert to 1/4th cups and to tablespoons. For instance, for three pies you'd need 2 1/4 c. of sugar, which is 9/4's. For one pie you need 1/3 of that, so you divide by three which would be 3/4 c. of sugar. For the cornstarch, convert to tablespoons......3/4 c. would be 12 tablespoons, and 1/6th of that is 2 tablespoons, the amount needed for one pie. The amount of water is the same as the sugar, you'd have to use 1/2 a package of gelatin, convert the tablespoon of lemon juice to teaspoons.....there are three teaspoons in one tablespoon, so for one pie you need 1/2 a teaspoon. Then you'd need one package of pudding mix, one pastry shell, and 1/2 lb. of strawberries. You could always save the extra gelatin for another pie, or use half the water it calls for to make plain strawberry gelatin.......not a big deal, the gelatin isn't expensive.