Strawberry pie is one of my favorite spring treats. I especially love going to a strawberry farm and picking them fresh. Grayson, my son, will eat an entire bucket of strawberries in one sitting. My husband loves to eat them cut up and sprinkled with sugar. My personal favorite is this easy strawberry pie recipe!
Do you ever lick the bowl after you’ve made cake batter? Or, better yet, BROWNIE batter? Don’t lie, you’ve done it before and it’s delicious. WELL, my personal favorite part about making this recipe is licking the spoon after I’ve put the strawberry filling in the pie. YUM. You should totally do it. PLUS, you don’t have to worry about eating any raw eggs!
I am currently working on posting my all butter pie crust recipe that does NOT use sugar… so I’ll link it as soon as it’s posted. In the meantime, you can search Pinterest for an all butter pie crust. I don’t think there’s anything TERRIBLE about having sugar in a pie crust, however, I do prefer it to be more of a salty taste than a sweet taste – which is why I made my own recipe for it.
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Ingredients
- All Butter Pie Crust
- 1 1/2 quarts of fresh strawberries
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 TBSP cornstarch
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 (8 oz) package of cream cheese (softened)
Instructions
- Make one layer of all butter pie crust prior to starting anything else. Be sure to bake it BEFORE you fill it.
- Cut the caps off of each strawberry. Smash enough into a bowl to make 1 cup.
- In a saucepan, mix the sugar and cornstarch.
- Gradually stir in 1/2 cup of water and the smashed strawberries.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
- Boil for one minute and then let cool. (You’ll see the mixture go from a foggy light red/pinkish color to a dark almost see through deep red)
- Beat the cream cheese with a spoon until smooth.
- Spread the cream cheese into the pie crust.
- Add a layer of sliced strawberries on top of the cream cheese.
- Pour cooked strawberry mixture over the pie.
- Let it cool in the fridge for 3 hours before serving.
Do you have a sweet tooth? These butterscotch cupcakes are sure to be a new favorite!
