Strawberry Glace Pie

Judy from Hawaii's Note:

This is my favorite strawberry pie; it has a fresh, light flavor. I much prefer it to those with jello or cream cheese. This is adapted from an old Farm Journal cookbook & is a family favorite. There are many recipes on Zaar that are close to this one, but no exact matches.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 baked 9 " pie shell
• 1 ½ quarts strawberries
• ¾ cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• ½ cup water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup heavy cream , whipped
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Directions:

1. Hull, wash, & drain berries.
2. Crush enough berries to make 1 cup.
3. Combine sugar & cornstarch; add crushed berries & water.
4. Cook over medium heat, stirring almost constantly, until mixture comes to a boil.
5. Continue cooking & stirring over low heat for two minutes or until mixture thickens & becomes translucent.
6. Remove from heat; stir in butter & set aside to cool.
7. Place whole berries in pie shell, reserving a few choice ones for garnishing.
8. Pour cooked mixture over berries & chill at least 2 hours.
9. Whip cream & sugar together & frost pie with whipped cream.
10. Garnish with reserved berries.
11. Note: you can use whole berries placed into the shell with the points up, or you can half them & layer the berries in the crust.
12. "cooking" time = chlling time.

Reviews

[SusanRW]

This was a fairly easy and very tasty pie recipe. I didn't have any fresh strawberries, so I thawed out frozen ones. We'll have this again!

[Cathy17]

This was so refreshing, light and tasty! I followed the directions exactly, but used a Graham crumb crust as that is what I had in the freezer. The measurements were perfect for the glace and whipped cream. Not too sweet. I think next time I will 1.5 or double the glace mix because I used a larger crust although it covered all the fresh berries, I would have liked more of it. I also used whole berries point up. This is definitely a keeper. So very quick and easy to make and it is guaranteed to be a hit! I did photograph it, but haven't uploaded them yet.