My Favorite Fresh Strawberry Pie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 pints fresh strawberries, washed and hulled, divided
• 3 tablespoons strawberry gelatin
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 (9 inch) baked pie shells
• whipped cream, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar and cornstarch; set aside.
• 2 crush (don't puree) one pint of berries in blender or with potato masher, and add enough water to make 1 1/2 cups.
• 3 in saucepan, bring crushed berries to a boil over medium heat, stir in sugar and cornstarch all at once. stir constantly until thick and clear.
• 4 remove from heat and add strawberry gelatin. stir until gelatin is dissolved. set aside.
• 5 mix cream cheese and 1 tablespoon of hot cooked berries; spread mixture over baked pastry shell.
• 6 stand the uncooked whole berries, stem end down, on top of cream cheese.
• 7 pour hot cooked berries over whole berries.
• 8 refrigerate until set, about 3 hours.
• 9 garnish with whippped cream and serve.