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Fresh Strawberry Pie

Prep 30 min
Total 4 hr 0 min
Ingredients 7
Servings 8

This traditional strawberry pie is one sweet treat. Piled high with delicious, juicy strawberries and topped with sweetened whipped cream, this fruity dessert is a proven crowd-pleaser. Plus, it’s super easy to make! You only need seven ingredients for this recipe to come together, and one of them is trusty Pillsbury™ refrigerated pie crust, so you don’t have to fuss with making pie crust dough from scratch. With this strawberry pie recipe being so simple and delicious, we bet you’re going to want to make it again and again! MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated July 1, 2019

Make with

Pillsbury Pie Crust

Ingredients

Crust

box Pillsbury™ refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box

Filling

pints (6 cups) fresh strawberries

cup sugar

tablespoons cornstarch

1/2

cup water

to 5 drops red food color, if desired

Topping

cup sweetened whipped cream

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 450°F. Bake pie crust as directed on box for One-Crust Baked Shell, using 9-inch glass pie plate. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 15 minutes.
2

Meanwhile, in small bowl, crush enough strawberries to make 1 cup. In 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch; stir in crushed strawberries and water. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens. If desired, stir in food color. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
3

Place remaining strawberries, whole or sliced, in cooled baked shell. Pour cooked strawberry mixture evenly over berries. Refrigerate until set, about 3 hours, before serving.
4

Just before serving, top pie with sweetened whipped cream. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.

Expert Tips

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