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Glazed Strawberry Pie with Cream Cheese

Modified: Jun 24, 2022 · Published: Jul 27, 2009 by Anna · This post may contain affiliate links · 10 Comments

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I wanted to make strawberry pie today, but couldn’t pick a recipe. The famous Luby’s Cafeteria Strawberry Pie recipe was at the top of the list, but it had what seemed like an excessive amount of cornstarch and I didn’t want to risk it even though the strawberry pies at Luby’s are excellent.

strawberry pie

Allrecipes had some highly rated glazed strawberry pies, but with the exception of the one that called for Grenadine (which I won’t buy, because if I do I’ll be hounded for Shirley Temples every night), none of them did anything for me. Since I couldn’t pick a recipe, I decided to take a basic strawberry pie and do some embellishing.

Cream cheese layer about to be topped with strawberries.

Strawberry Pies With a Cream Cheese Layer

To give the pie more character, I added a layer of lightly sweetened cream cheese. Then to make the strawberry syrup less flat and offset the sweetness, I added a teaspoon of lemon juice. Since what attracted me to Luby’s pie in the first place was the dramatic presentation of whole strawberries, I topped the pie off with trimmed whole strawberries. Leaving the strawberries whole also offsets some of the sweetness from the syrup. That is, you get a higher strawberry to syrup ratio in every bite.

Gelatin in Strawberry Pie

This pie sets in about 4 hours. The strawberry gelatin glaze is pretty gelatinous, so make sure everyone in your group really likes Jell-O. If you are not a Jell-O fan, you may want to try a version of the pie without it, such as the one on my dish here. If you use that recipe, I DO recommend adding the cream cheese layer. That being said, my family likes strawberry flavored Jell-O and enjoyed the Jell-O gelatin coating on the berries. You can use just as much of it as you need to coat the strawberries or use it all.

Cute plate Fuzz brought home from Vermont. I wish all my pie dishes had recipes on them.
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Recipe

Glazed Strawberry Pie

Glazed Strawberry Pie with Cream Cheese

Anna
Pie made with fresh strawberries and a layer of cream cheese
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 minute min
Chill Time 4 hours hrs
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Ingredients
 

  • ¾ cup granulated sugar plus 1 tablespoon sugar divided use
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 package 3 ounces strawberry gelatin
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 3 oz cream cheese softened
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pie shell baked and cooled
  • 5 cups strawberries whole

Instructions
 

  • Whisk ¾ cup of the sugar, cornstarch and water together in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring constantly, for about 2 minutes or until thick and clear. Remove from heat and add gelatin. Whisk until dissolved. Let stand for about 20 minutes at room temperature. Whisk in the lemon juice.
  • While syrup stands, beat the remaining tablespoon of sugar with cream cheese and vanilla. Spread the cream cheese mixture across bottom of the pie shell
  • Pick out about 15-20 (depending on size) nice strawberries that are close in size. Set them aside or arrange them on a plate to get an idea of how you want to arrange them on the pie. Slice the remaining strawberries cross-wise to make flat slices. Layer strawberry slices over cream cheese, covering it completely.
  • Trim stems off the reserved strawberries and arrange them artfully, pointy side up, over the layer of flat strawberries.
  • By this time your strawberry syrup should be fairly cool. Pour it over the strawberries. You may not use it all. Just use enough to coat the strawberries and save the rest for something else.
  • Chill the pie for about 4 hours or until set.

Notes

Cook time is the approximate chill time
Keyword Gelatin, Jell-O, Strawberry Pie
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  1. Country Cookin' Mama says

    July 28, 2009 at 9:56 pm

    Wow! This pie looks so delish! I can't wait to try it!

  2. Anna says

    July 28, 2009 at 1:15 pm

    I'm in the midst of photographing and posting today's cookie, but when I start uploading pictures, I'll be sure to add a picture of what this pie looked like sliced. Todd loved it.

  3. Bill Medifast says

    July 28, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    I could eat strawberries every single day. This looks like an absolutely delicious option and I am going to try it. Thanks for sharing this.

  4. Katrina says

    July 28, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    Did you know it's National Cheesecake Day?

  5. Krystle says

    July 28, 2009 at 8:30 am

    Those strawberries look so big and delicious! Great pictures!

  6. johngl says

    July 28, 2009 at 6:13 am

    Those strawberries really pop against the black background. Nice shot!

  7. Fallon says

    July 27, 2009 at 11:27 pm

    That looks fantastic! I haven't had a strawberry pie in years.

  8. Louise says

    July 27, 2009 at 7:20 pm

    There was a department store in Allentown, Pa. called Hess's, which closed about 15 years ago. It's fancy restaurant, the Patio, was known for it's mile high strawberry pie. People are still trying to recreate it. Here's a recent article from the town newspaper. http://www.mcall.com/features/food/all-hess-pie-recipes-060309,0,3747215.story

  9. Olivia says

    July 27, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    that looks fabulously delicious!

  10. Katrina says

    July 27, 2009 at 5:45 pm

    Mmmm. Love the cream cheese and the whole strawberries on top!

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