Our local Sam’s Club had a special on 2lbs of huge fresh strawberries for $3.

So of course, I bought a few containers and then came home and tried to think of some fun Strawberry recipes.

We made PB&J Smoothies and Strawberry Sauce for Ava’s French Toast sticks.

We had my favorite snack: sweet strawberries dipped in whipped cream. We even made a delish Strawberry Cobbler.

Then I thought, why don’t I make a pie?

So this Mile High Fresh Strawberry Pie was assembled in a matter of minutes and after putting it in the fridge and letting it set for a couple hours {I know the wait killed me!} we topped it with whipped cream and dug in! It was sweet and absolutely delicious and totally worth the wait!

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Mile High Fresh Strawberry Pie

Ingredients

1 refrigerated pie crust dough
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
6 tbsp cornstarch
1 large .06 oz. package strawberry jell-o
2 lbs strawberries about 6 1/2 cups, de-stemmed and sliced
whipped cream for topping

Instructions

Roll pie crust out and press into a 9 or 10 inch pie plate. Trim and crimp sides.
Bake pie shell according to package directions. Cool.
Bring water, sugar, and cornstarch to a boil in a large pot over medium heat.
Stir until thick and clear, about 2-3 minutes.
Add strawberry jell-o powder and mix well.
Remove from heat and fold in sliced strawberries.
Pour into cooled pie shell.
Place in refrigerator until set, about 1-2 hours.
Slice and serve topped with a dollop of whipped cream.