Strawberry Cream Pie

• servings: 12 servings
• active time: 1 hour
• total time: 4 hours

Ingredients

Crust:

1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs (this is one package of graham crackers, 8 sheets)

1/4 cup sugar

6 Tbsp. butter (melted)

Glaze:

1 cup strawberries (mashed)

1 cup sugar

3 Tbsp. cornstarch

1/2 cup water

Cream filling:

8 oz. cream cheese (softened)

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup heavy cream (whipped)

4 cups whole strawberries

Directions

Graham Cracker Crust:

Combine the above ingredients and press firmly into a 9 inch pie plate. Bake at 375 degrees for 5-8 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Cool.

Glaze:

Crush 1 cup strawberries. Combine 1 cup sugar and cornstarch in small saucepan. Add water and crushed strawberries. Cook and stir over medium heat to boiling, stir constantly until clear and slightly thickened.

Cream Filling:

Blend cream cheese and sugar. Stir in vanilla.

Whip cream until soft peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture.

Spread mixture evenly in cooled crust. Refrigerate 15 min. (clean up while cooling)

Place whole strawberries stem side down on top of creamed filling, pressing slightly.

Spoon glaze over the berries. Chill for 3 hours.

Nutrition

• Calories: 457 kcal
• Total Fat: 29 g
• Saturated Fat: 16 g
• Cholesterol: 74 mg
• Sodium: 215 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 47 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 26 g
• Protein: 4 g