Miranda's Be My Valentine Pie

Ingredients

• 1 cup water

• 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry gelatin
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream (2 cups)
• 1 chocolate crumb pie shell
• milk chocolate candy kisses (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   In a 4 cup glass measuring cup stir together water and gelatin.

2. 2

   Cook, uncovered, on 100% power (high) for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.

3. 3

   Add vanilla ice cream to the hot gelatin mixture, stirring till ice cream is melted.

4. 4

   Chill mixture for 35 to 30 minutes, stirring twice during chilling (the mixture should mound when you drop it from a spoon).

5. 5

   Pour chilled ice cream mixture into pie shell.

6. 6

   Chill about 4 hours or till ice cream is set.

7. 7

   If desired, arrange milk chocolate kisses in a heart shape atop pie.