Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie

A simple homemade strawberry cream cheese pie made with an easy graham cracker crust, a sweet cream cheese layer, and topped with fresh strawberries in a homemade jam glaze.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Servings slices

Calories 515kcal

Author Sam Merritt

Ingredients

1 9-10" graham cracker crust prepared and baked (click on link)

Strawberry topping

5-6 cups (840 g) quartered strawberries, stems removed divided (see note)
½ cup (100 g) sugar
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1 Tbsp lemon juice

Cream Cheese Layer

8 oz (225 g) cream cheese softened
½ cup (65 g) powdered sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup (235 ml) heavy cream

Instructions

In small saucepan, combine 2 cups (280g) strawberries, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice over medium-low heat.
½ cup (100 g) sugar, 2 Tbsp cornstarch, 1 Tbsp lemon juice
Stir frequently until strawberries release their juices and are softened.
Use a potato masher to crush the strawberries until mostly liquid (it's fine if small pieces are remaining).
Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Boil (still stirring constantly) for 1 minutes and remove from heat, place in new heat proof container to cool faster. Add the remaining 3-4 cups (560g) quartered strawberries into the mixture and stir well. Set aside while you prepare your cream cheese layer
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the heavy cream to stiff peaks
1 cup (235 ml) heavy cream
In a separate medium-sized bowl, beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until combined.
8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, ½ cup (65 g) powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until uniform -- the resulting mixture will be thick and fluffy.
Spread evenly into prepared graham cracker crust and place in refrigerator while your strawberry mixture continues to cool.
1 9-10" graham cracker crust
Pour over cream cheese layer, piling/mounding strawberries towards the center.
Return to refrigerator and allow to set at least 4 hours (preferably overnight) before slicing and serving.

Notes

Graham cracker crust

Bake the graham cracker crust according to instructions and allow to cool before filling.

Strawberries

I usually buy or measure out 2 lbs of strawberries. After hulling and quartering them, this is just the right amount to make the pie.

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