Strawberry Pie...Sunny....70's

Worthy of a  re-post this has been our most popular recipe with our Facebook followers, viewed over 5,000 times and shared almost 80 times! It's certainly one of our spring Favorites which is why it was included in our Everything Season Cookbook! We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Strawberry Pie

Crust:
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

2 T. sugar

5 T. melted butter

 

1  8 oz. package cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

 

 

1 quart sliced strawberries

1/2-1 cup sugar*** See Note

1 cup water

3 T. cornstarch

2 T. strawberry Jell-O

1 tsp. Almond flavoring

 

Mix crumbs and sugar together, add melted butter, stir well then

press firmly into a 10” pie plate.

 

In medium bowl beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with handheld mixer for

2 minutes or till light and fluffy.

Carefully spread into piecrust, place in fridge.

 

In medium saucepan whisk together sugar and cornstarch, add water and cook over medium heat until thick and clear about 2 minutes, add Jello and stir well, remove from heat and add flavoring and gently stir in berries. Spoon into crust and chill at least 4 hours before serving.

Can be served with or without sweetened whipped cream on top!

 

 

**The amount of sugar you need totally depends on how sweet your fruit is!

Taste  your strawberries first and adjust as needed