Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie

Z. Hampel

This delicious summer pie recipe was given to my mom from the produce guy at her grocery store as a teenager when strawberries were in season. It's amazing, and from personal experience I can verify that it is great for breakfast as well! I made this for the 4th of July, so I threw on some pie crust stars on top!

- 1 pie crust
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 Tbsp water
- 3 pints strawberries
- 1 c sugar
- 1 pint whipped cream cheese

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1. Bake the pie crust. Set aside and let cool.
2. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and water. Set aside.
3. In a large saucepan, mash up 1.5 pints of strawberries. Add sugar and bring to a boil. The mixture will liquify. When it is at a boil, add the cornstarch mixture. Combine well, remove from heat, and set aside.
4. Cover the bottom of the cooled pie crust with cream cheese, as evenly as possible.

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5. Cut up the remaining 1.5 pints of strawberries into small pieces. Place the cut strawberries over the cream cheese, as evenly as possible.

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6. Pour the strawberry sauce on top of the pie filling, as evenly as possible.
7. Chill and serve cold. Enjoy!

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