Description
My mom used to make this for our family back in ’72. I totally loved it then as I do now! Very quick and easy to make. My mom used to make homemade crust but I always have trouble with mine and I recently found Keebler® ready made shortbread pie crusts!
Ingredients
- 1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- 1 (9 inch) prepared shortbread pie crust (such as Keebler®)
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, quartered
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, mashed
- 1 cup white sugar (Optional)
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons white sugar (Optional)
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract (Optional)
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese and 1 tablespoon heavy cream together in a bowl. Spread into bottom of pie crust. Arrange about 2 cups quartered strawberries onto cream cheese layer.
- Mix 2 cups mashed strawberries
- 1 cup sugar
- and cornstarch in a saucepan; cook over medium heat until slightly reduced and thickened
- about 10 minutes. Cool completely.
- Pour cooled strawberry mixture over strawberry layer in pie crust. Chill in refrigerator until set
- 2 hours.
- Beat 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- and vanilla extract in a bowl until light and fluffy
- about 5 minutes. Spread over cooled pie.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 8