Fresh Strawberry Pie

Submitted by LonghornMama

"From a Houston Junior League cookbook, this is by far my favorite way to eat fresh strawberries. Quick, fresh, sweet and not at all gloppy. I think it's better when eaten right away than when chilled. If you purchase the red gloppy substance sold in your grocer's produce section to make strawberry shortcake or pie, please stop!!! This recipe can also be used as a quick strawberry shortcake or poundcake topping. You'll be suprised at the bright red color without food coloring, corn syrup or other nasty things that detract from beautiful fresh berries."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 pie
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 quart fresh strawberries
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 (9 inch) baked pie shells
• whipped cream (I use 1 c whipping cream with 2 T powdered sugar)

directions

1. Mix sugar, cornstarch, 1/2 c of the strawberries, crushed, water and lemon juice in a saucepan. Cook until thickened. Chill.
2. Fill cooled pie shell with remaining strawberries, halved, and cover with cooked mixture.
3. Top with whipped cream. Chill.

Reviews

[newtocookingm&m]

My friends mom uses almost the exact same recipe. The only difference is her's has 1/3cup water not 1/2, 1 cup crushed strawberries no lemon juice and 1Tbs butter stirred in after cooking the strawberry mixture when you set it aside to cool you stir in 1 Tbs butter. I did only 1tsp lemon juice and 2 drops red food coloring. It came out perfect amazing. I made 5 strawberry pies this summer 3 different recipes so far this is tastes and looks the best. I love Strawberry pie thanks for posting maybe I will post hers? Thanks!

 

[skippycoolbreeze]

Delicious, easy, very pretty. Did I mention delicious? Everyone loved this pie.

 

[carolinafan]

This was absolutely wonderful. I am going to try it later in the summer with fresh blueberries. Thanks for posting a definite keeper.

 

[ingeburbank]

My apologies to the woman who submitted this recipe, but this is the worst pie I have ever made. After following the directions to a tee, I put my fingertip in it this morning to check the consistency, and it was pure liquid, with no setting whatsoever. And when I licked my finger, all I could taste was sugar. In the future, I will just purchase the premade strawberry filling in the grocery store that you add the fresh berries to. So disappointed, since the pie took a lot of work

 

[cookee monster]

My son is very, very picky and said recently that he wouldn't mind trying strawberry pie. He doesn't eat fruit pie of any kind. He eats fresh strawberries reluctantly. I've made strawberry pie in the past and didn't like the glop from the grocery store or the kind that called for jello. I looked at a number of recipes and decided this was the one to try. I cooked the gel as directed cooking at a low boil for 3-4 minutes stirring constantly to make sure the cornstarch was cooked and it was opaque. I then pureed it because I knew he wouldn't not like bits of cooked strawberry. I ended up using more than a quart of strawberries because the gel went farther because I didn't slice them. He loved it. His sister is not happy because there aren't more leftovers. This will definitely be made again. I may use a tad bit less sugar next time depending on how sweet the strawberries are.