Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie

User Reviews

5.0

189 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • chill

    1 hr

  • Servings

    8

  • Calories

    353 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie

This fresh strawberry pie is adapted from "Thoughts for Buffets", which was published in 1958. It was originally called "Strawberry Pie Glace".

I Made This!

141 people made this

Save this

113 people saved this

Ingredients

Servings

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 5 Tablespoons sour cream

Strawberry Glaze

  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 cup chopped strawberries (from the 2 pounds below)

Finishing the strawberry pie

  • 1 pre-baked 9" pie crust either homemade or store-bought
  • 2 pounds fresh strawberries washed, hulled and divided (some are for the filling, some for the glaze)
Add to Shopping List

Instructions

  1. Pre-bake a pie shell until golden brown. Cool.
  2. Meanwhile Beat together the cream cheese and sour cream together in a mixer.
  3. Spread over the baked pie shell.
  4. Wash and hull strawberries. Reserve one berries pound for the top, 1 cup for the glaze, and 1 cup sliced to put on top of the filling.

Glaze

  1. Chop a few berries to measure 1 cup. Place in a saucepan with water and simmer over a medium low heat for 5 minutes.
  2. Combine sugar and cornstarch. Add cornstarch and sugar mixture to cooked fruit continue cooking, stirring constantly, until syrup is thick and clear, about 10 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat. Add lemon juice and cool about 10 minutes.

Finishing the pie

  1. Spread cream cheese mixture over cooled pie shell.
  2. Arrange 1 cup sliced berries on the cream cheese mixture.
  3. Arrange remaining whole berries over the top of the sliced berries.
  4. Spoon cooked strawberry syrup over fresh berries.
  5. Chill 1 hour or longer.

Notes

  • Use fresh berries for this pie.
  • The pie shell can be baked up to a day ahead of time. Wrap well and do not refrigerate.
  • Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Information

Show Details
Serving 1slice Calories 353kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 48g (16%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 17g (26%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Cholesterol 35mg (12%) Sodium 187mg (8%) Potassium 245mg (7%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 32g (64%) Vitamin A 441IU (9%) Vitamin C 67mg (74%) Calcium 59mg (6%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 353 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1slice
Calories 353kcal 18%
Carbohydrates 48g 16%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 35mg 12%
Sodium 187mg 8%
Potassium 245mg 5%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 32g 64%
Vitamin A 441IU 9%
Vitamin C 67mg 74%
Calcium 59mg 6%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Genuine Reviews

User Reviews

Overall Rating

5.0

189 reviews
Excellent

Write a Review

Drag & drop files here or click to upload
Other Recipes

You'll Also Love