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Strawberry Icebox Pie

I love this no-bake filling because you taste the freshness of the just picked berries. It's heavenly with coconut ice cream, which I made, but was not ready at camera time.
Servings: 1 9" pie

Ingredients

  • Whole Wheat Pastry Crust
  • 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour
  • 5 tablespoons vegan shortening I used nutiva brand
  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • ice water
  • pinch of salt optional
  • Strawberry Filling
  • 2 1/2 lb fresh strawberries 2 1/2 quarts
  • 1 cup maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons powdered agar agar which is a sea vegetable
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Prepare the Crust:

  • Preheat oven to 350˚F.
  • In a mixing bowl, stir together flour and salt. Cut in shortening and olive oil until mixture is in pea-sized crumbles. Add ice water a tablespoon at a time, stirring with a fork, until dough comes together into a ball. (The amount of water needed is always changing, as it is dependent on the humidity and temperature at the time).
  • Roll out dough to 1/4" thick on a well floured surface. Use rolling pin to roll up crust and transfer it to a pie plate. Trim overhanging dough to 1". Tuck the outer edge under and crimp crust all the way around.
  • Prick bottom and sides of crust with a fork. Use pie weights or dried beans in parchment or foil to hold crust in place and to keep it from puffing.
  • Bake for 40-45 minutes until cooked completely through. Cool to room temp before filling.

Prepare Strawberry Filling:

  • Clean and hull berries. Puree 1/2 lb of berries in a blender to make 1 cup of puree. Quarter the remaining 2 lbs of berries and add them to pie shell.
  • Bring strawberry puree, maple syrup, agar agar, and vanilla to a boil in a saucepan, and reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes. Whisk mixture to ensure it is smooth.

Assemble Pie:

  • Remove strawberry puree from heat and pour over berries in the pie shell. Refrigerate pie until filling is set and gelled, about 2 hours.
  • Slice and serve with whipped coconut cream or ice cream. Now taste pure summer! 
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Notes

Keep pie refrigerated. This pie will last up to a week refrigerated.