Yogurt Berry Pie
- 1 cup plain or vanilla yogurt ( I used vanilla)
- 8 ounces of cream cheese ( softened)
- 3 tablespoons of sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 graham cracker or granola crust
- fruit sauce
- Place yogurt in a fine mesh sieve or use a colander lined with cheese cloth. Let sit 30 minutes. Do not skip this step as it drains some of the liquid off and will help keep this pie thick. Discard liquid or use liquid in smoothie.
- In a mixer beat cream cheese until very smooth. Add sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Add strained yogurt and beat just until mixed in well.
- Pour filling into crust and refrigerate for 6 hours or until firm.
- Serve with a homemade fruit sauce. You could also use plain fruit or even a can of fruit sauce.
My Strawberry Sauce
2 cups frozen strawberries (i used a combo of packaged strawberries i had left and some fresh ones i had frozen myself)
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Put 2/3 of the strawberries in a pan (still frozen is fine, no need to thaw) with sugar. Heat over medium-high heat until boiling and starting to reduce. Using potato masher to mash the strawberries while cooking (or remove and puree in blender/processor). Continue to boil for another 5-10 minutes until thicker. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Cool for 10 minutes. Add in remaining strawberries (cut up) and let cool. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
*You could probably serve this warm over ice cream or the pie, but it might melt the yogurt and cream cheese filling pretty fast, so keeping it cool until serving is probably ideal.
I am so excited to eat this later. I sampled the sauce already (of course!) and it's delicious. I might leave out the vanilla next time. It was very tasty before I added it in; the vanilla might have taken away a little of the berry tartness. BUT, it's still going to be so delicious with the pie!
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