Desserts
Kay’s Strawberry Pie

Recipe submitted by DaVita renal dietitian Kay from Georgia.
Portions:8
Serving size: 1/8 pie
Ingredients
- 1 pie shell
- one 8-ounce package cream cheese
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup water
- one 3-ounce package strawberry Jell-O®
- one 8-ounce carton Cool Whip® nondairy dessert topping
- 1/4 teaspoon (or less) almond flavoring
- 1-1/2 cups fresh sliced strawberries
Preparation
- Prepare and bake pie shell. Let cool.
- Combine cream cheese together with powdered sugar and blend until smooth. Set mixture aside.
- Cook granulated sugar, cornstarch and 1/2-cup water in saucepan on low to medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick.
- Add dry Jell-O® and stir until dissolved. Set mixture aside to cool.
- Whip almond flavoring into Cool Whip® and set aside.
- Spread cream cheese mixture in bottom and around sides of pie shell.
- Top with strawberries.
- Spoon Jell-O® mixture on top of strawberries. Top with Cool Whip®.
Nutrients per serving
- Calories: 312
- Protein: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 49 g
- Fat: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 4 mg
- Sodium: 145 mg
- Potassium: 66 mg
- Phosphorus: 31 mg
- Calcium: 12 mg
- Fiber: 0.7 g
Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices
- 1 starch
- 1/2 fruit, medium potassium
- 2 fat
- 1 high calorie
Carbohydrate Choices
- 3
Helpful Hints
- Fan strawberry slices in center of pie for decoration.
- For diabetics, reduce carbohydrate by substituting artificial sweetener for granulated sugar and use sugar-free gelatin. Total carbohydrate is reduced to 30 grams (2 Carbohydrate Choices) and calories are reduced to 242.


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