We’re kicking off An Old Fashioned Summer with Strawberry Lovers Pie!

Strawberries, chocolate and cream cheese combine for a beautiful pie just in time for summer. Mrs. T from Across My Kitchen Table kindly shared this recipe with us.

Strawberry Lovers Pie

Ingredients:
1 pastry shell, baked
½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon butter
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
½ cup sour cream
3 tablespoons sugar
½ teapsoon vanilla
3 to 4 cups fresh strawberries, hulled
1/3 cup strawberry jam, melted

Chocolate Drizzle Ingredients:
¼ cup chocolate chips
1 teaspoon shortening

Instructions:

1. In a saucepan or microwave, melt ½ cup chocolate chips and butter. Stir until smooth. Spread melted chocolate over bottom and up sides of pastry shell. Chill.

2. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Pour into pastry shell, smoothing out over surface. Cover and chill for 2 hours.

3. Arrange strawberries, tip ends up, over the filling. Melt strawberry jam in saucepan or microwave. Brush jam over strawberries.

3. Chocolate drizzle: melt ¼ cup chocolate chips and shortening in saucepan or microwave. Using a spoon, drizzle over top of pie.