Chocolate Covered Strawberry Pie

                 Personally, I feel the best thing a significant other can tell you is: "I was wrong". When we were young, the thought of our boyfriends saying "I love you" was enough to make us  jump out of our jean mini-skirts and into his sheets (that his mom probably washed). As we grow older, however, we find ourselves craving a different three-word phrase. Now, I don't mean to come off as insensitive, but I'll just go ahead and blame my 12 years of competitive volleyball-playing for my unfortunate drive to compete.
                 Of course there are two sides to every story....and unfortunately to every phrase. Just as a partner may admit defeat, you will also have to surrender your impeccable knowledge once in a while. This, my dear readers, is the worst thing to say in a relationship, "You were right". *Nails on a chalk board*.
                  So where am  I going with this? Ahhh yes, this recipe! Since my boyfriend probably will never visit any other site besides Reddit.com, I can openly admit on this blog that he is a genius and  was in fact "right". Although he is a brilliant and talented mechanical engineer, after tasting this concoction he created after too many PBR's, I have to admit that he could have easily became a chef.  It is quick to make, relatively inexpensive, and has chocolate pudding as the main ingredient. You can't beat that.

"Chocolate Covered Strawberry Pie" 

Ingredients: 

• Graham cracker pie shell (premade- or homemade if you're that baker)
• 1 tub Cool Whip
• 1 box instant chocolate pudding (plus fixins' that are required on box)
• 1 cup chocolate chips plus extra for decoration
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 carton of strawberries

Directions: 

1. Melt chocolate chips and heavy cream in microwave or over stovetop. Stir frequently until chocolate is a consistency where you would like. Feel free to add or subtract heavy cream and chocolate chips to get desired amount and thickness. 
2. Cut slices of strawberries. Be sure to have enough to cover the bottom of the pie pan. Lay slices on bottom of graham cracker pie shell. Be sure fruit is washed or consider E. coli to be another ingredient.
3. Pour melted chocolate over the strawberries. Put in refrigerator for  5-10 minutes, or until hardened. 
4. While chocolate is hardening, make pudding by following the instructions on the back of the box. Once pudding is made, add half the tub of Cool Whip to the pudding and stir until smooth. 
5. Take pie shell out of the refrigerator and pile on the pudding mixture! Add enough as you would like. 
6. Pipe extra Cool Whip onto pie for decoration. 
7. Garnish with chocolate chips and strawberry (optional)
8. Store in freezer but let thaw for 5 minutes before serving

                   I apologize for the archaic guessing-style of measurement that I used in this recipe, but it was just a system of adding and mixing what my boyfriend felt like. How Julia Child! (Except she looks better in a dress and pearls.) If you have any questions about this recipe or any of my other disasters, feel free to message me or leave a comment. As any young female living in today's society, my only sources of nutrition are coffee and social media----meaning, I'll be happy to respond to any interaction I receive on this site! I promise to not wait another 3 months before posting a new recipe. The winter was cruel and grad school was crueler. Until next time, readers! Enjoy getting your hands dirty; now that's something I would LOVE to talk about. xoxoGOSSIPGIRL