Last spring we went to the Butterfly House with Michael's parents and the girls. We stopped at a hole in the wall place. Kind of reminded me of a vfw hall only smaller. Turns out they had the best fresh strawberry pie that I've ever tasted. So I searched for a recipe that I could make and this one is perfect and so easy to make! I never knew that you could make a pie that tastes fresh, cool, sweet and home-made with so little effort. It was the perfect treat for the day I made it since we had to pull the girls out of the pool after only 15 minutes of playing when a sudden thunder storm hit. For an almost 2 and almost 4 year old it was the end of the world, until they had the pie that is ;-)
Recipe Modifications
- Used refrigerated pie crust that you put in your own pan and bake
- Used 2/3 cup of sugar instead of 3/4, if berries are really sweet I'd use 1/2 cup
- Didn't add mint
- Topped with homemade vanilla whipped cream
- Didn't measure the strawberries, just sliced until they filled the pie crust to the top
Ingredients
1 (9 inch) unbaked pastry shell
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1 (3 ounce) package strawberry gelatin
4 cups sliced fresh strawberries
fresh mint
Recipe
This recipe allrecipes.com and was featured in Taste of Home
