Name: 1970's French Strawberry Pie recipe
Ingredients: 1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened;1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream;1 (9 inch) prepared shortbread pie crust (such as Keebler®);2 cups fresh strawberries, quartered;2 cups fresh strawberries, mashed;1 cup white sugar;¼ cup cornstarch;1 cup heavy whipping cream;2 tablespoons white sugar;¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

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Ingredients

1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream 1 (9 inch) prepared shortbread pie crust (such as Keebler®) 2 cups fresh strawberries, quartered 2 cups fresh strawberries, mashed 1 cup white sugar ¼ cup cornstarch 1 cup heavy whipping cream 2 tablespoons white sugar ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Nutrition Info

417.8 calories carbohydrate: 52.9 g cholesterol: 58.8 mg fat: 21.9 g fiber: 1.5 g protein: 3.2 g saturatedFat: 11.4 g servingSize: - sodium: 156.1 mg sugar: 37.9 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Beat cream cheese and 1 tablespoon heavy cream together in a bowl. Spread into bottom of pie crust. Arrange about 2 cups quartered strawberries onto cream cheese layer.
Mix 2 cups mashed strawberries, 1 cup sugar, and cornstarch in a saucepan, cook over medium heat until slightly reduced and thickened, about 10 minutes. Cool completely.
Pour cooled strawberry mixture over strawberry layer in pie crust. Chill in refrigerator until set, 2 hours.
Beat 1 cup heavy cream, 2 tablespoons sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Spread over cooled pie.

Recipe Yield

1 9-inch pie

Recipe Note

My mom used to make this for our family back in '72. I totally loved it then as I do now! Very quick and easy to make. My mom used to make homemade crust but I always have trouble with mine and I recently found Keebler® ready made shortbread pie crusts!

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