Strawberry Cream Pie - Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen

By juliedee29

Ingredients

• 1 plain baked pastry shell or Homemade Pie Crust
• 1 lb. strawberries
• 3 tbsp.cornstarch
• 1 cup sugar
• 12-oz. container Cool Whip or other non-dairy whipped topping
• reserved strawberries for garnish, if desired

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 35mins
Adapted from cantstayoutofthekitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

Wash and slice strawberries.
Reserve half of the berries;

Mash remaining berries, bring to boiling over low to medium heat.

Mix sugar and cornstarch thoroughly so no lumps remain.

Add mixture sugar to strawberries in saucepan.

Cook slowly over low to low-medium heat for 10 minutes or so, until mixture thickens.

Cook slowly and stir continuously so the mixture doesn’t scorch or stick to the bottom of the saucepan.

Remove from heat.
Cool.

Pour over uncooked berries placed in cooked pie shell.

Refrigerate until cold.

Top with Cool Whip.
If desired, place some nice reserved berries on top.