Fresh strawberry pie

Fresh Strawberry Pie

This fresh strawberry pie is loaded with juicy, sweet strawberries and topped off with a swirl of whipped cream. This simple and easy pie made from scratch will impress your guests!

Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits to eat, and bake with. Summer screams strawberries! This fresh strawberry pie is so festive, fresh and simple to make.

Fresh strawberry pie

I decided to make this pie to use up the strawberries in my fridge. I never like fruit lying around more than a day or two, and this pie eliminated all of them!

My aunt gave my mom this recipe many years ago and I haven’t made it in a very long time. In fact, my husband has never had it up until the other day, so it’s been even longer than I had thought. However, it tasted just like it did years ago and definitely didn’t disappoint! What’s not to like about fresh strawberry pie, loaded with fresh and juicy strawberries? Absolutely nothing!

This pie is quick and easy to make, requiring one crust for the bottom, blind baked, filled with fresh strawberries… Mouth watering yet? Mine is! So let’s get started!

Fresh Strawberry Pie-Ingredients

Strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch, red food coloring, water.

Strawberry pie ingredients

Instructions

Blind bake one pie shell. Try my quick and easy Old Fashioned Pie Crust.

In medium sized bowl, mix the cornstarch and the sugar together.

Cornstarch

Add water to the cornstarch and sugar. Mix in the water, a little at a time so no clumps form.

Cornstarch and water

Continue to stir, add the lemon juice until fully combined.

Dissolved cornstarch

Blind bake your pie crust for 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees or as instructed per your recipe. Add 2 cups of sliced strawberries to the bottom of the cooked pie shell.

Pie shell with fresh strawberries

Put 2 cups of sliced strawberries into a blender. Pulse on low for about 20-30 seconds. This should yield 1 cup of mashed strawberries.

Strawberries in a blender

Make sure there are still chunks in this mixture.

Strawberries slightly pulsed

Add the lightly blended strawberries to a sauce pan and heat over low-medium heat. Stir to avoid burning. Stir in the cornstarch sugar liquid.

Strawberries over the stove

Continue to stir over medium heat, util thickened.

Thickened strawberry filling

Add a few drops of red food coloring for a bright red color.

Thickened strawberry filling with food coloring

Pour thickened mixture over strawberries.

Strawberry filling added to the strawberry pie

Fill into the edges of the pie. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving.

Fresh strawberry pie

Cut and enjoy!

Slice of fresh strawberry pie

Don’t forget the whipped cream!

Fresh strawberry pie with whipped cream

This is an easy festive pie for summer. Perfect for the Fourth of July!

Fresh strawberry pie with whipped cream for Fourth of July

Fresh strawberry pie

Fresh Strawberry Pie

This fresh strawberry pie is loaded with juicy, sweet strawberries and topped off with a swirl of whipped cream. This simple and easy pie made from scratch will impress your guests!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 pie

Equipment

  • 1 pie plate
  • Blender
  • Small stove top pan

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups strawberries 2 lbs.
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 6 tbsp water
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 pie crust single

Instructions
 

  • Blind bake one pie shell
  • Add two cups of slice strawberries to the bottom of the pie crust
  • In a medium bowl, combine sugar and cornstarch
  • Add water, a little at a time, so no clumps will form
  • Add lemon juice and mix well
  • In a blender, lightly pulse 2 cups of strawberries (this should yield one cup mashed)
  • Add mashed strawberries, to a small pan, continually stir and heat over low-medium heat
  • Pour in the cornstartch, sugar, lemon juice mixture
  • Stri over medium heat until thickened
  • Add 3-4 drops of food coloring until you have a nice red color
  • Once thick, pour strawberry mixture over the pie crust
  • Smooth to the outer edges
  • Refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving
  • Cut, serve and top with whipped cream
Keyword easy, Fresh, Juicy, Strawberries, Whipped Cream
Slice of fresh strawberry pie
Strawberry pie
Fresh strawberry pie

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