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!
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
