Fresh Strawberry Pie

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 quarts strawberries, hulled
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup water
• red food coloring, if desired
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
• 1 (9 inch) baked pie crusts

Recipe

• 1 mash enough strawberries to measure 1 cup.
• 2 mix sugar and cornstarch in 2-quart saucepan.
• 3 gradually stir in water and mashed strawberries (add 1 or 2 drops food color if deeper red color is desired).
• 4 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
• 5 boil and stir 1 minute; cool.
• 6 beat cream cheese and lemon peel until smooth; spread into baked and cooled pie crust.
• 7 fill crust with remaining strawberries.
• 8 pour cooked strawberry mixture over top.
• 9 refrigerate about 3 hours or until set.
• 10 store covered in refrigerator.