Strawberry pie

[Guest guest]

Hey you guys what do you think? How can i make this and cut down on the

carbs? If you guys don't mind me asking..

Thanks

Sugar-Free, Low-Carb, Strawberry Pie

by Alekna

September 8, 2000

Sugar-Free Strawberry Glaze Pie

This classic summer pie has a sweet pecan-coconut crust, a lemony cream

cheese layer, fresh strawberries, and is topped with a red glaze and a

fluffy fresh whipped cream. Absolutely heaven!! Remind yourself of summer

all year long with this fantastic treat! This is fantastic with any fresh

berries, use your favorite!

Est. preparation time: 30 mins

Est. cooking time: 20 mins

Est. refrigerating time: 2 hrs

This recipe serves 8 people

Approximately 9 carbs per slice (depending on what type of nuts you choose

to use)

Crust:

1/3 c. softened butter

3 T splenda (or preferred artificial sweetener)

1 cup pecans, chopped fine (or almonds)

1/2 c. unsweetened shredded coconut

Pie:

1/2 c. cup splenda

1 8-oz. package cream cheese

1 t. lemon juice

2 pints strawberries

1 c. water

1 c. splenda

3 T cornstarch (or powdered arrowroot)

1 c. whipping cream

Directions:

Crust:

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and splenda until smooth. Stir in chopped

pecans and coconut. Press into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate;

Chill for 15 minutes

Meanwhile, in another bowl, cream together 1/2 c splenda, the cream cheese

and the lemon juice until it's light and fluffy. Spoon into pie shell.

Arrange enough strawberries (sliced in half) to cover the filling.

Refrigerate.

Mash and strain the remaining strawberries.

Add enough water to the strawberry juice to measure 1 1/2 cups. Bring to a

boil in a small saucepan and add 1 cup splenda and the cornstarch gradually,

stirring constantly. Let cool and thicken.

Spoon glaze over strawberries and chill for 2 hours.

Whip cream to stiff peaks and spoon onto pie servings.

[Guest guest]

That's a pretty reasonable carb count for a low carb pie with crust. You

might want to double check those figures anyways - they seem a little low.

There's 22 carbs in the cornstarch alone which only leaves 50 carbs for the

rest of everything.

To try and reduce it further, the cornstarch would be the best bet. I think

there's a product called NOT STARCH which you can buy (never tried it) or

perhaps some SF strawberry jello would work as a glaze.

I would definitely run all the ingredients through a carb counter first

though!

Kirstie