The Best Fresh Strawberry Pie with Strawberry Cream!

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You’ve got to try the best fresh strawberry pie with a strawberry cream base this strawberry season! It’s made with a crispy crust, fresh strawberries, glaze, and a strawberry cream base that balances it all out! Makes 2 pies.

Fresh Strawberry Pie

It’s strawberry season as I write, we’ve got strawberries in the garden doing so well, and you can buy a large box of strawberries at the local grocery store for under $2 each!

So what do we do with all this in-season strawberry goodness? Preserve it, yes. Enjoy fresh strawberries, yes! And make fresh strawberry pie… This is an annual seasonal MUST to savor the strawberry season!

Ingredients

This egg and vinegar pie crust is really easy to make and super crusty, crispy, and flaky when you serve it! You can also mix up this pie crust, and put the dough in the fridge for an easy rollout later! This recipe makes 2-3 pie crusts depending on how thin your roll them.

  • 1 1/2 cup Cold Butter
  • 3 cups unbleached flour
  • 1 large egg
  • 5 tablespoons of very cold water
  • 1 tablespoon of white vinegar
  • 1 tsp salt

For the strawberry-cream base, and filling you will need:

  • 2 cups Chobani Strawberry Yogurt
  • 2 8 oz packages of 1/3 less fat cream cheese, at room temperature.
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar, or 1/2 cup fine round Erythritol for a sugar-free version.
  • 2 pounds of fresh strawberries, washed and sliced.
  • 1 cup strawberry freezer jam for the glaze (instead of store-bought glaze)!

How To Make Fresh Strawberry PIE CRUST

  • In a large bowl, use a pastry cutter to work the cold butter into your flour and salt till it looks like a coarse meal or crumb.
  • Then, In a smaller bowl, beat 1 large egg with a fork. Add 5 tablespoons of cold water, and 1 tablespoon of white vinegar.
  • Pour the egg mixture into the flour and butter mixture, and mix gently till all of the ingredients are incorporated.
  • Cut the pie crust dough into 2-3 even pieces, roll each piece into a ball, and place each one in a gallon-sized Zip Lock bag.
  • Put pie crust balls in the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes to chill.
  • Remove one pie crust dough ball from the freezer.
  • Remove pie crust dough from the zip loc gab.
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  • On a well-floured surface, roll pie crust dough… Start at the center of the ball and work your way out!
  • Roll to about 1/4 inch thick and a couple of inches wider in diameter than your 9-inch pie pan!
  • Roll the crust up on your rolling pin and transfer to the pie pan, where you can roll it back out and set it in place!
  • Crease the edges.
  • Poke all over inside with a fork to prevent air bubbles while baking.
  • Bake at 400 degrees F for about 20 minutes till golden brown.
  • Let cool completely before filling!

Tips

If the dough gets sticky, sprinkle flour on your dough and a rolling pin.

If dough sticks to your countertop, use a metal spatula to gently scrape it off. Then flip it over and finish rolling it out to about 1/4 inch thick (and a larger diameter than your pie pan!)

With a spatula, lift the dough carefully from the surface of the counter into the pie pan. Gently press the dough against the corner of the pan. Go around the pie pan pinching and tucking the dough to make a clean edge.

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Make the Strawberry Cream Base & Fresh Strawberry Pie Filling

In a large mixing bowl combine the room temp cream cheese, 2 cups strawberry yogurt, and 1/3 cup powdered sugar (or 1/2 cup fine ground Erythritol) and blend on high till smooth!

Wash and slice your fresh strawberries, and place them in a large mixing bowl.

Add 1 cup strawberry freezer jam for the glaze, and gently stir to coat all strawberries!

How To Make Fresh Strawberry Pie

Pour your smooth strawberry cream base into cool pie shells, 1/2 inch to 1 inch thick.

Top each pie with 1/2 the fresh strawberries and glaze.

Chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour, so the strawberry cream base can thicken.

You can serve this topped with fresh whipped cream or just enjoy it!

Learn How To Grow Your Own Strawberries

Try as they may, store-bought strawberries will never match the quality and FLAVOR of homegrown strawberries! Store-bought strawberries were picked a bit green and didn’t get time on the vine to fully ripen and develop their flavor! But, you can harvest strawberries at their peak ripeness, full of flavor, by learning how to grow strawberries at home… It’s EASY!

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fresh strawberry pie

Fresh Strawberry Pie

Fresh strawberry pie is easy to make and it's the perfect dessert on a hot summer day!
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Course: From Scratch Recipes
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Additional Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 2 pies
Calories: 657kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup Cold Butter
  • 3 cups unbleached flour
  • 1 large egg
  • 5 tablespoons of very cold water
  • 1 tablespoon of white vinegar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • For the strawberry-cream base and filling you will need:
  • 2 cups Chobani Strawberry Yogurt
  • 2 8 oz packages of 1/3 less fat cream cheese at room temperature.
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar or 1/2 cup fine round Erythritol (for a sugar-free version.)
  • 2 pounds of fresh strawberries washed and sliced.
  • 1 cup strawberry freezer jam for the glaze instead of store-bought glaze

Instructions

First, make your pie crusts, and cool. Then make your strawberry cream filling and Fresh Strawberry Filling:

  • In a large mixing bowl combine the room temp cream cheese, 2 cups strawberry yogurt, and 1/3 cup powdered sugar (or 1/2 cup fine ground Erythritol) and blend on high till smooth!
  • Wash and slice your fresh strawberries, and place them in a large mixing bowl.
  • Add 1 cup strawberry freezer jam for the glaze, and gently stir to coat all strawberries!
  • How To Make Fresh Strawberry Pie
  • Pour your smooth strawberry cream base into cooled pie shells, 1/2 inch to 1 inch thick.
  • Top each pie with 1/2 the fresh strawberries and glaze.
  • Chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour, so the strawberry cream base can thicken.
  • You can serve this topped with fresh whipped cream or just enjoy it!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 657kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 126mg | Sodium: 628mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 27g

7 comments

  • Melissa

    Yummy! I’m making this as soon as local berries are ready.

  • Kristin

    This looks so good and makes me so ready for strawberry season!

  • My husband loves strawberry pie! I can’t wait to try this recipe! Thank you!

  • This sounds so delicious! I never thought about glazing the strawberries with jam before, I need to try this.

  • This does look like a delicious variation. Now I just have to be patient, until the strawberries locally are ready.

  • Danielle

    I love strawberry pie!! It’s so bright and sweet and tangy and perfect for spring! This version sounds delicious!!

  • I. Love. Strawberry pie. So, this is a must-have recipe for me. This looks delicious and I cannot wait for the giant strawberries of summer to come out.

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