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Fresh Strawberry Pie with Whipped Cream Recipe

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This fresh strawberry pie features a baked pie crust filled with a sweetened strawberry glaze and topped with stabilized whipped cream, making it a delightful and refreshing dessert perfect for gatherings.

Ingredients

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Pie and Strawberry Filling

  • 1 pie crust (baked, 9 inch)
  • 1 1/2 quarts fresh strawberries
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup apple juice (divided)
  • 1 Tbs lemon juice (fresh)
  • 1 lemon (Zest of)
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch

Stabilized Whipped Cream

  • 1/4 Teaspoon Unflavored Powdered Gelatin
  • 3/4 Tablespoon Water
  • 3/4 Cup Heavy Cream (Chilled )
  • 2 Tbs Powdered Sugar
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla (or to taste)

Instructions

  1. Pre-bake crust: Pre-bake a pie crust, let cool, set aside.
  2. Prepare strawberries: Clean and hull strawberries, and dry with a paper towel. Set aside.
  3. Mix cornstarch: In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and ¼ cup apple juice. Set aside.
  4. Cook strawberries: Take 1/4th of the cleaned and hulled strawberries, and place them in a medium sized saucepan with sugar and ½ cup of apple juice.
  5. Heat and mash: Place saucepan over medium heat and begin cooking. While heating, use a potato masher or forks to mash the strawberries in the saucepan.
  6. Add lemon: Add in lemon juice and lemon zest and bring entire mixture to a boil, stirring frequently.
  7. Thicken: Once mixture is boiling, gradually stir cornstarch mixture into boiling strawberry mixture.
  8. Simmer: Reduce heat and simmer mixture until thickened, about 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
  9. Fold strawberries: Once thickened, pull off the heat, and carefully fold the uncooked strawberries into the mashed strawberry glaze.
  10. Cool glaze: Let sit for about 5 minutes to let mixture begin to cool and set up.
  11. Fill crust: Add the whole mixture to the pie crust.
  12. Chill pie: Cover and chill in the refrigerator for several hours.
  13. Whip cream: Just before serving, in a small bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form.
  14. Serve: Serve each slice of pie with a dollop of stabilized whipped cream.
  15. Sprinkle gelatin: Sprinkle unflavored powdered gelatin over water in a microwave-safe bowl and let it stand for 3 minutes.
  16. Microwave gelatin: Microwave the mixture in 5-second intervals until the gelatin is dissolved and liquid is clear. Set aside momentarily.
  17. Whip cream base: Whip chilled heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract on low speed for 2 minutes or until small bubbles form.
  18. Add gelatin: Increase the speed to medium, and when the cream begins to thicken, and you can see a trail where the beaters are beating, slowly add the gelatin mixture, and increase speed to high.
  19. Finish whipped cream: Continue to beat until soft peaks form.
  20. Prepare for serving: Transfer whipped cream into a piping bag.

Notes

  • Let the strawberry glaze sit for about 5 minutes to begin to cool and set up before adding to the crust.
  • Chill the pie for several hours to fully set the filling.
  • Microwave gelatin mixture carefully in short intervals to avoid overheating.
  • Use stabilized whipped cream to maintain texture when serving.

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