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
- cream cheese: 1 pack (4 ounce pack, softened)
- heavy whipping cream: 1 Tbsp
- prepared shortbread pie crust (such as Keebler®): 1 piece (9 inch)
- strawberries, quartered: 2 cups (fresh)
- strawberries: 2 cups (mashed, fresh)
- white sugar: 1 cup (optional)
- cornstarch: 0.25 cup
- heavy whipping cream: 1 cup
- white sugar: 2 Tbsp (optional)
- vanilla extract: 0.25 tsp (optional)
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Stages of cooking
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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.
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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.
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Pour cooled strawberry mixture over strawberry layer in pie crust. Chill in refrigerator until set, 2 hours.
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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.
