Mississippi Delta Blues Strawberry Pie

Total Time: 5 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
• 5 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 4 cups fresh strawberries
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice (or bottled, but fresh is best)
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 combine crumbs and butter in a small bowl. press firmly on bottom and up side of a 9" pie plate. refrigerate until firm. or to save time, you could just buy a chocolate graham cracker pie crust.
• 2 reserving 3 strawberries for garnish, cut off stem ends of remaining berries so they are no more than 1 1/2" tall. arrange, cut ends down, on crust, refrigerate. beat cream cheese until smooth. add sweetened condensed milk; beat well. add lime juice; blend well.
• 3 pour into prepared crust, covering strawberries. refrigerate overnight (it will taste great). whip cream until soft peaks form. gradually add sugar and vanilla and whip until stiff and glossy.
• 4 using a pastry bag with a decorating tip, pipe a lattice design on top of the pie, or just place neat spoonfuls across pie. garnish with the reserved strawberries and lime slice. enjoy!