Strawberry Pie

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 9-inch pie crust

  pre-baked
• 5 cups fresh strawberries

  hulled and halved
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup whipped cream

  for topping, optional

Instructions

• 1 Arrange 4 cups of fresh strawberries in the pre-baked pie crust and set aside.
• 2 In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, cornstarch, water, and lemon
  juice. Whisk until smooth.
• 3 Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and becomes glossy, about
  5-7 minutes.
• 4 Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
• 5 Mash the remaining 1 cup of strawberries and stir them into the glaze.
• 6 Pour the glaze over the fresh strawberries in the pie crust, coating evenly.
• 7 Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or until set.
• 8 Serve chilled with whipped cream if desired.

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