Try Your Hand At This Tantalising Strawberry & Cream Cheese Pie
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The strawberry cream cheese pie is a triple-layer delight made up of three essential ingredients: graham cracker, cream cheese, and strawberries. The gorgeous pie is perfect for birthday bashes, kitty parties, and desserts. Scroll down to know this yummy, simple strawberry cream cheese pie recipe. 

Ingredients

For Crust:

  • 2 cups of graham cracker crumbs 
  • ¼ cup sugar 
  • 5 tbsp butter (melted)

For Pie Filling:

  • 1 cup cream cheese 
  • 3-4 drops of vanilla essence 
  • ½ cup powdered sugar 
  • 1 cup whipped cream 

For Topping:

  • 2 tbsp cornstarch 
  • ¼ cup sugar 
  • 2 tbsp strawberry gelatin 
  • ½ cup water 
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice 
  • 3 cups strawberries (hulled)

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Instructions:

  1. To begin this pie recipe, first preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 
  2. Take a bowl, graham cracker crumbs, ¼ cup sugar, and melted butter. Give a good mix to all these ingredients. 
  3. Once it is done, take a 9-inch pie dish and firmly spread the crumb mixture into the bottom and up sides of a pie dish. 
  4. Transfer the dish to the oven and bake at 350 degrees celsius for 7-9 minutes. Remove this from the oven and keep aside to cool for 30 minutes. 
  5. Meanwhile, prepare the pie filling, take a mixer, and beat the cream cheese until it smoothes in the texture. Now add vanilla essence, powdered sugar and continue to remix it. 
  6. In a separate bowl, add whip cream, mix this also until it soft peaks. Transfer the whipped cream into cream cheese mixture and give a gentle one stir in a clockwise direction. (don’t cut the form/ air from the cheese mixture)/
  7. Take a baked crust, carefully spread the whipped cream cheese mixture over the crust.
  8. Take a small saucepan, add cornstarch and water solution, ¼ cup of sugar, strawberry gelatin, and lemon juice. Cover the pan and simmer it on low heat, continuously stir until it starts to thicken.
  9. When it is done, remove it from the heat and cool for 10-15 minutes. Then add chopped or sliced strawberries to the pan and stir to coat. 
  10. Take out the whipped cheese crust from the fridge, and pour glazed strawberries over the pie. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Your strawberry and cream cheese pie is ready.