CREAMY WHITE CHOCOLATE-STRAWBERRY PIE

Creamy White Chocolate-Strawberry Pie image

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories Dessert

Time 1h25m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (9 inch) store-bought graham cracker crust
3/4 cup white chocolate chips
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
5 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup plain yogurt (full-fat) or 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt (full-fat)
1 quart fresh strawberries, rinsed and patted dry
1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Steps:

Prebake the store-bought crust according to package directions and let cool; refrigerate until ready to use.
Add the white chocolate chips to the top of a double boiler set over, not in, hot water.
When the chips are shiny, 7-10 minutes, stir well until smooth; remove the insert from the double boiler and set aside to cool.
In a bowl, beat the cream cheese using an electric mixer on high speed, until light and fluffy (about 4 minutes).
Gradually add the sugar and continue to beat.
When the white chocolate has cooled to body temperature, add it to the cream cheese and blend until evenly mixed; add in the yogurt and blend until smooth.
Spoon the cream cheese mixture into the chilled pie crust; smooth it with a spoon.
Cover with loosely tented foil and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
Choose as many perfect same-size berries as you can find; hull them and take a very thin slice off the stem end.
Arrange the berries in a single, neat, compact layer on top of the filling, cut sides facing down; refrigerate.
To make the garnish, melt the white chocolate chips as you did in step 2; let cool, then spoon into a pastry bag fitted with a fine tip.
Pipe a thin drizzle of white chocolate over the pie in any appealing pattern you choose.
Slice the pie with a sharp serrated knife to cut cleanly through the berries and serve.