Cream Cheese Strawberry Pie

By awright0511

Ingredients

• Strawberry Filling:
• 1 prebaked 9 inch pastry shell
• 1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 box fresh strawberries
• 1/4 cup water
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 4 tsp corn starcj
• Whipped cream

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Use a store bought pastry shell or prepare and bake your own according to you own recipe. Cool.

Blend cream cheese and powdered sugar.
Spread in bottom of pastry shell.

Rinse berries, hull and sort, reserving largest and best berries. Crush enough remaining berries to make 1 cup.

In small saucepan, mix water, sugar and cornstarch. Add crushed berries. Bring to a boil. Cook for 2 min or until thick and clear. Cool.

Press whole berries, tips up, into cream cheese. Spoon cooled strawberry mixture evenly over berries.

Chill for 3-4 hours.

When ready to serve, top pie with whipped cream or serve cream alongside.