Mom's Strawberry Pie

By Cooking_4

This is Grandma Meyers' recipe - one that everyone loves and requests.

Ingredients

• • 1 cup strawberries – sliced
• • 1 cup water
• • 3/4 - 1 cup sugar for gel plus
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 Tablespoons corn starch
• 1 9 inch baked pie shell
• 4 ounces cream cheese brought to room temperature
• 1 quart of strawberries, washed, patted dry and the stems cut off
• whipped cream or can of whippo

Preparation

Step 1

Boil the cup of strawberries, sugar and water for 5 minutes. Stir through a mesh strainer over a bowl to remove seeds and pulp. Throw away stuff left in the strainer and put the strained strawberry mixture back in the saucepan.
Mix 2½ tablespoons cornstarch with ¼ cup sugar and stir well. Add to the strawberry mixture and stir. Put back on the burner and boil until thickened. Stir often. COOL.

Gently spread 4 ounces of softened cream cheese in the bottom of a baked 9” pie shell.

Line crust with whole strawberries and cut berries to fill all of the spaces.

Pour cooled gel over the berries and refrigerate.

Serve with whipped cream.