This strawberry cream cheese pie recipe has a lemony cream cheese bottom layer on pie crust. It’s an easy no bake strawberry cream cheese pie

Sometimes you want a no bake strawberry pie, especially in the summer time. And if’s a fresh strawberry pie that is even better. We have come up with an easy strawberry pie recipe with a lemony cream cheese bottom layer that we are sure you family will love.

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This Fresh Strawberry Pie recipe is now on our menu often and not only in the summer time. You could serve it as a dessert or we have even added it to our brunch table. And it’s so light and colorful and so so delicious. We have never made it with frozen strawberries but if you try it and like it that way, please let us know.

And other than baking the crust, this is such an easy no-bake strawberry pie, it’s great to prepare ahead of time and have it in the refrigerator for a dinner party or just a special night with the family.

What is in this no bake strawberry cream cheese pie:

Ingredients for strawberry pie:

1 pie crust
6 cups strawberries, hulled and cut into half
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup water
red food color
1-8 ounce package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1 teaspoon lemon zest

Instructions to make a no bake strawberry pie:

Heat oven to 425. Prick bottom and sides of the pie pastry thoroughly with a fork.
Bake 8 minutes or until light brown, remove from oven and allow to cool on a cooling rack
In a small bowl, mash enough strawberries to measure one cup. Save the remaining strawberries.
In a medium saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in 1/2 cup water and the 1 cup of mashed strawberries, and 2-3 drops of red food color.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils, boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat and allow to cool
In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and lemon zest.
Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly on the bottom of the pie crust
Pile the remaining strawberries on top of the cream cheese.
Pour cooked strawberry mixture evenly over top of strawberries
Place in the fridge for at least 3 -4 hours, but preferably all to stay overnight in the fridge to set.

We did cheat a little to make things easier by using a store bought crust but you could certainly use your own pie crust recipe. Either way topping the pie crust with a cool layer of cream cheese lemon curd before adding the sweet fresh strawberries that are thicken with corn starch makes this pie amazing.

This fresh strawberry pie recipe has a special twist, a lemony cream cheese bottom layer. The lemon cream cheese layer really enhances the flavor of these fresh strawberries. And it’s so easy to make this no bake strawberry cream cheese pie.

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Fresh Strawberry Pie Recipe

This strawberry cream cheese pie recipe has a lemony cream cheese bottom layer on pie crust. It's an easy no bake strawberry cream cheese pie

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Fresh Strawberry Pie recipe, no bake strawberry cream cheese pie, no bake strawberry pie, strawberry cream cheese pie recipe

Servings:

Calories: 315kcal

Author: Evelyn Osborn

Ingredients

1 pie crust
6 cups strawberries hulled and cut in half
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup water
Red food color
1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon lemon zest

Instructions

Heat oven to 425. Prick bottom and sides of the pie pastry thoroughly with a fork.
Bake 8 minutes or until light brown, remove from oven and allow to cool on a cooling rack
In a small bowl, mash enough strawberries to measure one cup. Save the remaining strawberries.
In a medium saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in 1/2 cup water and the 1 cup of mashed strawberries, and 2-3 drops of red food color.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils, boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat and allow to cool
In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and lemon zest.
Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly on the bottom of the pie crust
Pile the remaining strawberries on top of the cream cheese.
Pour cooked strawberry mixture evenly over top of strawberries
Place in the fridge for at least 3 -4 hours, but preferably all to stay overnight in the fridge to set.