Raspberry Icebox Pie Recipe 455

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the gelatin and water; stir until gelatin and water; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Fold in the raspberries. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until syrupy., In a small bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, brown sugar and butter. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. dish. , In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix on for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set., In another bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add pudding. Spread over crust. Spoon gelatin mixture over the top. Chill until set. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Freeze the pie shell for 1 hour. Fit a stand mixer with a paddle attachment and add the cream cheese, marshmallow fluff, and vanilla to the bowl. Beat on medium speed until fluffy. Add 1/2 the container of whipped topping and mix on low speed until fully incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl when necessary. Layer the cream cheese mixture and raspberry sorbet into the pie shell, starting with the cream cheese mixture and finishing with the raspberry sorbet. Make sure to create 4 thin, even layers by working quickly and spreading with an offset icing spatula. If the sorbet becomes too soft during assembly, freeze the pie until it hardens before adding more layers. Cover the pie with plastic wrap and freeze overnight. Pipe the remainder of the whipped topping around the border of the pie and garnish with fresh raspberries. Let the pie rest at room temperature for a few minutes before serving.

Steps:

• If using a store-bought crust, prebake it according to package directions and let it cool.
• Refrigerate crust until needed.
• In a bowl, beat the cream cheese and condensed milk together using an electric mixer on med-high speed until smooth and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
• Add in the lemon juice and continue beating for 1 minute.
• Blend in the vanilla; scrape mixture into the chilled pie crust; smooth the top with the back of a spoon.
• Cover with loosely tented foil and refrigerate for at least 2 hours but preferably longer and up to overnight.
• Shortly before ready to serve, scatter the raspberries evenly over the pie.
• Using a chilled bowl and chilled beaters, beat the cream until it holds soft peaks.
• Add in the powdered sugar and continue to beat until stiff but not grainy.
• Spoon over the raspberries, smoothing it with a spoon.
• Slice and serve right away, garnishing each slice with additional raspberries.

Steps:

• For the strawberry gelatin: combine sliced strawberries and sugar in a medium heat proof (preferably metal) bowl, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 18 to 24 hours.
• To make the crust: Heat oven to 325 degrees and lightly grease a 9- or 10-inch pie dish (don't use anything smaller). In a food processor combine wafers, sugar and melted butter. Process until mixture is well blended. Transfer to prepared pie dish and, using the bottom of a flat-bottomed measuring cup, press crumb mixture into an even layer on the bottom and up the sides, pressing up about 1/4-inch past the rim of the pie pan. Bake until the crust darkens slightly at the edges, 8 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• To make the filling: Purée 3 ounces strawberries in a food processor, blender or immersion blender until smooth. You should have about 1/4 to 1/3 cup strawberry purée. Set aside. Quarter another 2 ounces of strawberries to yield about 1/3 cup, and set aside.
• With a whisk or an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat heavy cream and sugar until soft peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in strawberry purée until just combined, making sure not to over beat. Using a rubber spatula, fold in quartered strawberries. Scrape strawberry cream into the cooled pie crust and smooth the top. Press the halved vanilla wafers vertically into the filling so that it is studded throughout with wafers. Cover pie with plastic wrap or parchment paper, place on rimmed sheet pan and chill in refrigerator for at least 3 hours (and up to 3 days). The longer the pie sits, the more cakelike the cookies get.
• Once the pie has chilled, thinly slice the remaining 5 ounces of strawberries. Remove pie from refrigerator and place sliced strawberries over the filling to cover it, overlapping slightly if necessary. Place back into the refrigerator, covered, as you make the strawberry gelatin.
• Put an inch or two of water in a medium saucepan and bring water to a simmer. Place the still-covered bowl of strawberries on top of the saucepan. Be sure the water is not touching the bottom of the bowl; if so, pour some water out. Heat strawberries to release more juice, swirling the bowl occasionally (use oven mitts), for 15 minutes; they should look very juicy. Using a fine sieve, strain strawberries until there is about 2/3 cup juice. You can press gently on the berries to release more juice but don't press too hard or the gelatin will get cloudy. Save the strawberry solids for something else, like smoothies.
• Transfer about 2 tablespoons of the hot strawberry juice into a bowl and sprinkle gelatin over the top; let it sit for a few minutes to soften. Add remaining strawberry juice to gelatin mixture and whisk until completely dissolved. Whisk in lemon juice.
• With the pie still in the refrigerator on a sheet pan, pour the gelatin over the sliced strawberries (pouring the gelatin over the back over a spoon suspended over the pie can be helpful to get an even layer of gelatin over the top and doing this work while the pie is in the fridge ensures the glossiest topping and keeps everything from spilling). Let pie chill in the refrigerator, uncovered, until the gelatin sets, at least 2 hours or overnight. Serve with whipped cream dolloped on top.