Chocolate Strawberry Pie

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 pillsbury refrigerated pie crust, softened as directed on box (from 15-oz box)
• 1 2/3 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box vanilla pudding mix (not instant)
• 3/4 cup vanilla baking chips
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 quart fresh strawberries
• 3 tablespoons vanilla baking chips
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 450°f make pie crust as directed on box for one-crust baked shell using 9-inch glass pie pan. bake 9 to 11 minutes or until light golden brown. cool.
• 2 meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, mix milk and gelatin; let stand 5 minutes. stir in pudding mix. cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. add 3/4 cup vanilla chips to pudding mixture; stir occasionally until melted. place plastic wrap over surface of pudding; refrigerate 1 hour to cool.
• 3 in small bowl with electric mixer, beat whipping cream on high speed until stiff peaks form. fold 1/3 of whipped cream into cooled pudding mixture. fold in remaining whipping cream. spoon pudding mixture into cooled baked pie shell, spreading evenly.
• 4 twist stems of strawberries to remove or use tip of sharp knife, being careful not to cut berries. place strawberries, pointed ends up, on filling, gently pressing about 1/4 of each berry into filling.
• 5 in 1-quart saucepan, heat 3 tablespoons vanilla chips and oil over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. drizzle over strawberries. refrigerate at least 3 hours or until serving time. store in refrigerator.