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strawberry pie

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Sara Moore-Scheck
Mesa, AZ

This is a fun summer desert. So light and fresh.

(1 rating)
method Refrigerate/Freeze

Ingredients For strawberry pie

  • 1 qt
    strawberries
  • 2 c
    water
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1/4 c
    cornstarch
  • 1/4 c
    cold water (in addition too)
  • 1/4 c
    strawberry jell-o
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 tsp
    butter
  • 1
    graham cracker pie crust

How To Make strawberry pie

  • 1
    Mix water and sugar in saucepan and boil until sugar dissolves.
  • 2
    Mix cornstarch with 1/4 cup water.
  • 3
    Pour this slowly into sugar/water mixture.
  • 4
    This will thicken.
  • 5
    If you do this fast you will get little white lumps. I usually pour a little of the hot mixture into the cornstarch mixture to kind of temper it.
  • 6
    Stir until it is all mixed together and thick.
  • 7
    Remove from heat and add jello, vanilla, & butter
  • 8
    Mix and let cool.
  • 9
    Arrange berries in 9 or 10 inch pie crust.
  • 10
    Pour jello mixture over berries and chill at least 2 hours.
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