No-Bake Strawberry Pie

I love to bake as does Scarlett. It’s something we do a lot together. However, we don’t necessarily bake to have dessert around. We actually bake more snacks–muffins, granola bars, squares or healthy cookies. In fact, dessert in our house is more fruit, a digestive cookie and, yes,  a piece of chocolate (I’m still rationing those damn mini chocolate eggs from Easter). It’s not usually a “dessert,” if you know what I mean? Although, I do have these visions of placing a warm, homebaked pie on the table each night after supper for all the family to enjoy. Maybe that will happen when I’m a grandmother? Or not.

My husband is a real pie lover. Scarlett loves strawberries, so I had to give this recipe by Whole Foods a try. I can easily see this being a staple this summer at the cottage, especially since it doesn’t require any baking. It barely required me, so I think we’ll eat it for most meals.

photos: Maya Visnyei

I cut the sugar in half for this recipe. I didn’t want it too sweet. However, you can put it back if you want. I’m pretty sure no one noticed. After all, the cookies are sweet enough. In fact, I could barely keep Scarlett from hampering our supply. She kept eating them out of the food processor before I could get them ground.

This recipe is so great for little hands. From hulling the strawberries to creating the crust, Scarlett shoe-horned herself into the preparation of this dessert. She felt pretty proud serving it too. Maybe she’ll have her own TLC show one day? Actually, I’ll settle for her just hanging up her coat. Please.