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My Oh My, It's Strawberry Pie!

There is just something about my mama's cooking that made a normal Wednesday feel like a special occasion. Growing up, Spring was signified by a surprise of two strawberry pies in the fridge after school. One for us, one for a family member, sometimes three or four more just because my mom loves gifting with desserts!

Lately, I have been dying for my mom's strawberry pie. Mainly because she flaunted that she made some the other day and it's all I can think about. I haven't had it since my diagnosis and I really hated the fact that the recipe contains 1 cup of sugar AND strawberry jello. Definitely a no-go for me! So I made it low-carb! Unfortunately, Brad was not a fan, but that just means more for me! I will acknowledge that the change the "diet" products was tough but now that I'm used to it, most things are just too sweet. I am looking forward to devouring this pie all week long!!
Right outta mama's notebook!
I substituted Stevia for the sugar, it measures the exact same, and sugar-free jello. Everything else remained the same. Side note: Cool Whip has way less carbs than I originally thought it did! Win win!!
Cut the strawberries long ways and bake your crust!
I had thrown out my pie box, yes I use Pillsbury pie crust in the roll form (work smarter not harder). I text mom to figure out how long to bake the pie crust and at what temp...she didn't know. I was literally speechless, this is abnormal for her but even seasoned mama's use instructions sometimes! So, I googled it, screenshot it and sent it to her for "future reference", lol!
Inside jokes with your mama are the best!
Mix the dry ingredients  

Add 2 cups of boiling water while stirring on low until it looks similar to this, or in my mom's words "ckear"
Let it cool before adding the strawberries to the mixture
Coat those bad boys!
Make sure the strawberries are even and put it in the fridge to set. I put mine in for about 2 hours and it was perfect but out fridge is super cold! So maybe 3 hours just to be safe!!
I always add Cool Whip on top, it just makes it that much better!
I am really glad I am able to tweak recipes a bit to make them healthy for me. I have avoided some stable traditional desserts and foods because of the amount of carbs, now I am confident that I can change more! They don't taste exactly the same and anyone who says otherwise is lying! But at least I can get a taste of my childhood! Thank you to my mom for always being a phone call away for a million questions and for making us help her in the kitchen growing up! Never knew how right she was when she'd respond to our whining with, "you are going to need this one day". Oh how right she was!

..xobb
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