Recipe: Strawberry-Vanilla Pie with Grape-Nuts Cereal Crust

STRAWBERRY-VANILLA PIE

"This turned out very well. The crust is not particularly sweet and has a much different flavor than graham crackers. This recipe should be adaptable to several different fruit and pudding flavors. I plan on trying banana and chocolate next. You could probably also add 1/2 cup sour cream (fat free, of course) to the mixed pudding to give it a richer flavor."

FOR THE CRUST:
1 1/2 cups Grape Nuts cereal (not flakes)
6 ounces frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed (may need less)
FOR THE FILLING:
1 cup sliced or quartered strawberries (enough to cover the bottom of the crust)
1 package vanilla pudding mix (I used Jello instant sugar free)
1 3/4 cup skim milk

TO MAKE THE CRUST:
Mix cereal and juice concentrate and let sit until liquid is absorbed. (This took about 30-40 minutes. I thought 6 oz was a little too much. You might want to take out a couple of tablespoons of juice.)

Press into a 10 inch pie pan. (The original did not call for baking, but I baked it for about 10 minutes at 350 degrees F. It was just starting to brown on the edges.)

TO ASSEMBLE THE PIE:
Layer berries in bottom of pie crust.

Mix pudding with milk according to package directions. (I'm sure a cooked and cooled pudding would work as well.) Pour over strawberries and chill for at least 1 hour until set.

Slice and serve.

Source: Jennifer Herl