Rock Creek Lake Fresh Strawberry Pie

Sweet strawberries are blended with strawberry juice and layered over a cream cheese filling for a colorful and unique dessert.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 393 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 pastry for a 9-inch pie crust
• 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
• 5 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 0.25 cup lemon juice
• 0.25 cup cornstarch
• 0.75 cup strawberry juice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Press pie crust pastry into a 9-inch pie pan; prick with a fork in 1-inch intervals.

Step 2

Bake pie crust in the preheated oven until golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool completely on a rack.

Step 3

Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl until smooth; spread evenly over cooled bottom of pie crust.

Step 4

Blend 1 cup strawberries, 3/4 cup sugar, strawberry juice, and cornstarch in a blender until smooth. Transfer to a 3-quart pan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until mixture boils and thickens, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice.

Step 5

Stir remaining 5 cups strawberries into the hot strawberry glaze; mix to coat. Let cool until tepid, about 25 minutes. Pour onto cream cheese layer in pie crust. Chill until set and firm enough to slice, at least 3 hours and up to 1 day.