Strawberry Black Bottom Pie

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2/3 cup half-and-half
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 (9 inch) pie crusts, baked, cooled
• 2 cups fresh strawberries
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 (7 g) envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• strawberry, halves (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 heat the half and half in saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 blend in chocolate chips until smooth.
• 3 remove from heat and beat in egg yolks, 1 at a time.
• 4 cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 5 cool slightly and pour into prepared crust.
• 6 chill until set.
• 7 in a blender or food processor, puree 2 cups strawberries with the lemon juice.
• 8 sprinkle the gelatin packet over the water and allow soften for 1 minute; add to strawberry puree.
• 9 chill mixture until partially congealed, approximately 10 minutes.
• 10 with electric mixer, beat egg whites, gradually adding sugar, until soft peaks form.
• 11 fold berry mixture into egg whites and pour over chocolate.
• 12 chill until set.
• 13 before serving garnish with additional strawberry halves.
• 14 the cooking time is the recommended minimum chilling time.