Fresh Strawberry Icebox Pie

Submitted by Cupcake-Princess

"This is the best icebox pie ever! Make this during the summer when sweet strawberries are in season. This is a perfect summer pie because it is cool, refreshing, and has a yummy fresh strawberry flavor."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• Crust

• 1 1⁄2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1⁄3 cup butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons sugar

• Filling

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cranberry juice
• 2 quarts fresh strawberries, hulled and thinly sliced
• 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
• 1 pinch salt
• whipped cream, for topping

directions

1. For the crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium mixing bowl stir together graham cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar.
2. Press mixture into bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie plate. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool completley before filling.
3. For filling: In a medium saucepan stir together sugar, cranberry juice, 2 cups strawberries, cornstarch, and salt. Using a potato masher, gently mash strawberries.
4. Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer and cook, stirring frequently until very thick, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Stir in remaining strawberries. Pour into cooled pie crust.
5. Chill pie until set, at least 4 hours. Spread some whipped cream over pie leaving a 1 inch boarder around edge.