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Strawberry Pie without Jello

Sweet, creamy strawberry pie made from scratch without jello with cream cheese and whipped cream in a graham cracker crust.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword balsamic vinegar, cream cheese, graham cracker crust, no jello, strawberry pie
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 8
Author Christina

Ingredients

  • 9 graham crackers
  • 6 T butter
  • 1/3 c raw sugar you can use white sugar instead
  • dash salt
  • 1 T fig balsamic vinegar
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 1 c raw sugar
  • 4 T corn starch
  • 2 lbs fresh strawberries
  • 1/2 c water
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 1/4 c raw sugar

Instructions

  • Dump graham crackers, salt, and 1/3 c raw sugar in the blender.
  • Blend until crackers are powder.
  • Melt butter and add to blender.
  • Blend and dump into pie pan.
  • Smash into pan
  • Bake at 350 for 8 minutes.
  • Set aside to cool.
  • Wash and hull strawberries and set aside to dry.
  • Take 2 cups of strawberries and put in the blender with fig balsamic vinegar, zest and juice of lemon, 1 c sugar, and corn starch.
  • Blend well.
  • Pour into sauce pan.
  • Cook on medium, stirring constantly until comes to a boil. Boil one minute and remove from heat.
  • Let come to room temperature.
  • Mix cream cheese and 1/4 c raw sugar until well blended.
  • Spread in bottom of cooled pie shell.
  • Add remaining strawberries on top.
  • Top with cooled strawberry gel.
  • Top with whipped cream if desired.

Notes

Whipped cream can be made by beating 1 cup of whipping cream with 2 T raw sugar and 1 tsp vanilla. Beat until stiff peaks form.