This strawberry cream pie is a wonderfully easy recipe that even my young sister-in-law can make. She isn't the best cook in the world because she is new at it. But her family was impressed when she made this simple pie.
Ingredients
- cream cheese: 1 pack (8 ounce pack, softened)
- white sugar: 0.25 cup
- vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
- fresh strawberries: 0.75 cup (mashed, sliced)
- heavy whipping cream: 1 cup
- confectioners' sugar: 0.25 cup
- fresh strawberries: 0.25 cup (sliced)
- prepared graham cracker crust: 1 piece (9 inch)
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Stages of cooking
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Beat together cream cheese, white sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in 3/4 cup mashed strawberries until well combined.
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Beat together heavy cream and confectioners' sugar in a glass or metal bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture until evenly mixed; fold in 1/4 cup sliced strawberries.
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Spoon strawberry mixture into graham cracker crust. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours before serving.
