Strawberry Pie

By á-2788

Ingredients

• PIE CRUST
• 1 pie crust shell, baked (9 - 12 inch pie pan)
• FILLING
• 1 1/2 c water
• 1 1/2 c sugar
• 4 Tbsp corn starch
• 1 sm box strawberry jello
• 2 1/2 qt strawberries, fresh (or more!!! for taller pie!!)
• OPTIONAL INGREDIENT
• whip cream for topping or cool whip
• GARNISH
• whole or sliced strawberries

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 20mins

Preparation

Step 1

1Mix together with a whisk: Water sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes until the sauce thickens.

Add the strawberry Jell-O and whisk and stir until well blended and jello is dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool (don't let it get set, just cooled).
2Wash the strawberries, pat dry, remove the hulls. Cut strawberris in half (or leave whole!!). Gently fold the strawberries into the Jell-O mixture.
3Pile the strawberries up in the baked pie shell (it will look like a hill). Refrigerate at least an hour.
4*** Serve as is, or with a spoonfull of whip cream or cool whip and a strawberry on top.

*** Cover the entire hill of strawberries with whipped cream or cool whip. Place some strawberries on top to garnish.