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Fresh Strawberry Pie

When I was a child I always wanted to taste a fresh strawberry pie (you know the ones you see in the revolving pie case in restaurants). It just looked so good to me. My mother thought I wouldn't like it so I never got to have one. She wasn't stingy with desserts, she just preferred strawberry shortcake or just about anything else.

Then I was living in Peoria, Illinois for a few years after college and I was having dinner at a diner with a fellow teacher. She order us each a pieceof pie for dessert. By this time I was convinced I wouldn't enjoyed the glazed berries. But I found that it was very delicious...my mother was wrong!

Years later, in Bloomington, Illinois, my friend, Adrie (one of the best down home cooks ever) made a strawberry pie for dessert one night. I was quite impressed and pleased. Then he shared the recipe with me, which was shockingly simple.

Well, I have cut the points in half from the original but the flavor is fully indulgent. I think my mother would have really liked this too! I hope you give it a try. It is a beautiful way to serve strawberries and it taste as good as it looks!

FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE

1/2 cup white sugar
3 Tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1 small package Sugar Free strawberry Jello
1 quart strawberries (I like to use small ones), washed and stemmed

1 baked 8 or 9 in pie shell (your own or store bought)

  1. Stir the sugar and cornstarch together in a 2 quart sauce pan.
  2. Turn your flame up to medium and stir in the water (I use a wisk to get it all moving around so it doesn't get lumpy).
  3. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cook on low, stirring for 1 minute (this minute gets rid of any starchy flavor).
  4. Add the jello off the heat and mix completely.
  5. Pour the mixture over the berries to coat completely.
  6. Pour berries into you pie shell.
  7. Refrigerate until set (a few hours).

This is 8 servings and only 3 points each.

I usually top each piece with a dollop of lite whipped topping and a big strawberry.
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