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Recipe Spotlight: Summer Strawberry Pie

Strawberry pie. Text: Summer Strawberry Pie

June 2016

It’s Strawberry Season!

Have you tasted these beautiful red bursts of sunshine yet this year? If not, you’re in for a treat! What are you waiting for? Nothing says “yum” like this strawberry pie!

Summer Strawberry Pie

Ingredients

  • 1 pie crust, pre-baked (here’s the perfect recipe)
  • 1 pint ripe local strawberries
  • 1 (3 oz) package strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert
  • 2 TBSPs corn starch
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 1/2 cup sugar

Preparation

  • Prepare your pie crust and let it cool.
  • Slice the strawberries and arrange in the pie crust.
  • In a medium saucepan, mix Jell-O with corn starch.
  • Cook over medium heat until boiling, stirring occasionally.
  • Once boiling, pour the mixture over the strawberries.
  • Place the pie in the refrigerator.
  • Chill 3 to 4 hours, until the Jell-O sets.
  • Serve with ice cream or big dollops of whipped cream.

Don’t forget to share!