Strawberry Cream Pie

Happy Easter...two days late! What a busy weekend. A busy but fantastic weekend. Massive amounts of food were consumed. It was fabulous.

One of the food devoured was this strawberry cream pie. It was marvelous. It was sweet but not too sweet. It was creamy and smooth. But best of all, it was super easy to make.

First you need the crust. A good graham cracker crust. It's super easy to make. All you have to do is crush up some grahams, mix them with some melted butter and sugar, and press the mixture into a pie pan. You bake it for a few minutes, cool it, and fill it. Easy peasy.

While your crust is cooling, you can whip up some heavy cream, mix it with some cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Holy moly guacamole. It's that simple.

Spread your cream cheese mixture over the graham cracker crust. Yumz. Cover this and stick it in the fridge for a little bit.

Dice up some strawberries. Throw them into a pot with water, sugar, and cornstarch. Boil it, stir it, and wait for it to thicken up and become clear.

Put the strawberry mixture into a blender and smooth it all out. Cool it completely. Make sure you cover it though, otherwise it will form a film on the top.

Once your strawberry glaze is completely cool, pool it over the cream cheese layer. Store the pie in the refrigerator. I mean,  I doubt there will be much to store but if you must, that's what ya need to do.

This would be amazing with some whole strawberries on the top covered in the glaze. And if strawberries aren't your thang, just swap them out for whatever fruit you may like. Any berry would work. Use whatever is freshest.

One of my favorite aspects of this pie was it was not as rich as a full cheesecake since the whipped cream was added. It was light and refreshing.

Here's how to do it:

Strawberry Cream Pie

Ingredients

Crust

1 1/4 cups finely crushed graham crackers (this is equivalent to one sleeve of crackers...one envelope? well, you know what I mean!)

1/4 cups sugar

6 tablespoons of butter, melted

Cream Cheese Layer

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1/2 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup heavy cream, whipped

Strawberry Glaze

1/4 cup sugar

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1/4 cups water

1 cup strawberries, diced

Now, Make It

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Make the crust:  Combine all the ingredients and press into a pie pan. Bake for 5-8 minutes, until the crust starts to turn light brown.  Cool completely.

Make the filling:  Blend the cream cheese and sugar. Stir in the vanilla. In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream on high until stiff peaks form. Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture. Spread the entire mixture into the cooled graham cracker crust. Refrigerate.

Make the glaze:  Add all of the ingredients to a sauce pan. Cook over medium head until the sauce is thickened and clear. Puree in a blender and cool completely.  Pool the glaze over the prepared pie. Refrigerate.