Fresh Strawberry Pie

I daresay this is the most perfectStrawberry Pierecipe. It is beautiful, delicious, and a perfect fit for spring and summer!

This simple strawberry pie does not require Jell-O or fake strawberry flavor. It’sall-natural and tastes amazing. Plus, you can use fresh berries or a mix of fresh and frozen! It is the most delightfuldessert to enjoy during the spring and summermonths.

You’ll love the mashed strawberries mixed with the sliced strawberries for a perfect pie filling. Take this to your next party because it’s a show-stopper. No time to make a pie? Try thisstrawberry shortcake recipetoday and the pie another day!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• A supersimple pie recipethat can be made with pre-made crust to save even more time.
• No artificial flavorslike strawberry pie recipes that call for Jell-O.
• Use frozen berries tomake this pie all year round!

Recipe Ingredients

• Strawberries –Fresh or frozen, your choice!
• Lemon juice –Bottled juice is fine or use freshly squeezed.
• Unflavored gelatin –No Jell-O in this recipe, so the gelatin will help it set.
• Sugar –Plain granulated sugar
• Cream cheese –This makes the whipped topping extra special, so don’t skip it!
• Vanilla extract
• Heavy cream
• Pie crust –Store-bought or usemy favorite pie crust

See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.

How to Make Strawberry Pie

1. Start by preparing your pie crust.You can buy a pre-cooked pie shell or blind-bake ahomemade pie crust.
2. To make the strawberry pie filling,cook part of the strawberrieswith sugar and add the gelatin.Then add the remaining fresh berriesto the cooked.
3. Let the filling cool, and then add to the cooked pie crust.
4. Chill and add whipped cream on top.

Recipe FAQs

Expert Tips

• Cutting strawberries:I like touse a paring knife to cut strawberries. First, grab the stem and pull it out. Then, insert the paring knife and rotate in a circle to remove the hull. This way, you can preserve most of the strawberry.
• Fresh or frozen:Usingfrozen berries is cost-effectivewhen making this pie out-of-season, but using some fresh berries gives it a fresh flavor.
• Cooking the filling:To get the perfect texture,cook part of the strawberrieswith sugar before adding the gelatin. Then mix in fresh berries.This is the secret to making the perfect strawberry pie filling texture!
• Don’t skip the topping:The whipped cream topping makes this pie recipe atrue luxury. Mix it up a bit and top withchantilly creamfor a different decadent taste!

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