Sky-High Strawberry Pie

By dcarriger56

Ingredients

• 3 quarts fresh strawberries divided
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 6 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2/3 cup water
• Red food coloring, optional
• 1 deep-dish pastry shell ( 10 inch), baked
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/2 tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix.

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, mash enough berries to equal 3 cups. In a saucepan , combine the sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the mashed berries and water; mix well. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; add food coloring if desired. Pour into a large bowl, chill for 20 minutes, stirring occasionaly, until mixture is slightly warm. Fold in the remaining berries. Pile into pie shell. Chill fpr 2-3 hours. In a small mixing bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form. Sprinkle pudding mix over cream and whip until stuff. Pipe around edge of pie or dollop on individual slices