Recipe for Strawberry Pie
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 9-inch frozen pie crust
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 cup strawberry gelatin powder
- 1 pint of fresh strawberries hulled and sliced
Instructions
- Prebake pie crust according to directions on package. While it’s cooking, start the strawberry glaze.
- Once pie crust is done, remove from oven and set aside to cool.
- Wash and hull strawberries and slice. Set aside.
- In a sauce pan, over medium-high heat, add water, sugar, cornstarch, & strawberry gelatin powder.
- Whisk together until thoroughly combined.
- Whisk mixture constantly until it comes to a boil.
- Remove pan from the heat and allow glaze to cool.
- To speed the cooling process, place the pan in an extra large bowl filled with ice water.
- As the glaze cools it will become translucent in color and will thicken. Continue to stir as it cools.
- Layer the sliced strawberries berries in the baked and cooled pie crust.
- Pour strawberry glaze over strawberries.
- Chill pie in the refrigerator 2-3 hours.
- Slice and serve with whipped cream.