Strawberry Pie
Strawberry Pie
This recipe comes from a good friend and this is her mother's recipe, and it sounds delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 kilo fresh strawberries, (2 lbs)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 graham cracker crust
- 250 grams Cream cheese, 1 block, softened, (8 oz)
- 453 grams powdered sugar, (1 lb or 3 2/3 cups)
- 1 envelope Dream Whip
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 small box strawberry gelatin, (jello)
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup strawberry juice, (you are going to make this)
Instructions
- Trim stems off the strawberries, then depending on the size, for small to medium, cut each in half, and for large berries, cut into quarters (lengthwise). Place in a mixing bowl.
- Add the granulated sugar to the strawberries and gently mix together. This will juice the strawberries. Place bowl in the fridge for an hour.
- In another mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, Dream Whip, and vanilla extract.
- Pour mixture into the pie crust and spread out evenly. Place in the fridge.
- Place a strainer on another bowl and drain the strawberries, reserving the juice. Measure out 1/2 cup of that juice and set that and the strawberries aside. (For the remaining strawberry juice, save that and pour over angel food cake another day.)
- Another mixing bowl, dissolve the gelatin in the boiling water, stir in that 1/2 cup of reserved strawberry juice, then add the strawberries and stir together. Place in the fridge until set and cooled.
- Mix the strawberry gelatin and pour over the cream cheese mixture in the pie crust. Place in the fridge until ready to serve.
Notes
One item I cannot price for certain is the Dream Whip, that, I have never seen here. Strawberries are hit or miss on quality. For now I will say Fair cost per serving.
Recipe and photo provided by good friend, Patti Stone.
United States.
United States.
I made this on 11 Aug 2019, and although the flavor is excellent, the cream cheese filling did not set for me this time, it was not a show stopper. I think the filling not setting was a one off occurrence and I will be making this again.