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With its pecan shortbread cookie crust, luscious sweet cream cheese layer, and jammy topping of fresh strawberries and strawberry glaze, it is truly out of this world! This strawberry cream pie recipe has reached such an elevated status that whenever someone mentions they are going to make it, the entire family spends weeks anticipating it. Like a true hero, this fresh strawberry pie never disappoints. You’ll need to do a little planning to make this strawberry cream pie—the shortbread crust needs to bake and cool, the cream needs to be whipped and folded into the cream cheese, the strawberries arranged on top—but the steps are straightforward. And the reward? Magnificent. (Though if you’re pressed for time, try its lower-maintenance bestie, Strawberry Pie.) I’ve had numerous friends make this strawberry cream pie for family occasions and now their own families insist they bake it every year too. Between the nutty crust, creamy filling, and bursting berry top, this strawberry cream pie will make you a legend too!

How to Make Strawberry Cream Pie

Let’s discuss the essential components that make this strawberry cream pie the superlative of the strawberry pie world. Each is remarkable on its own, but once united, these dreamy layers are nothing short of supernatural.

Keys to the Most Supreme Strawberry Cream Pie

Fresh Strawberries. To make strawberry pie filling from scratch, you need just four ingredients: fresh strawberries, sugar, water, and cornstarch (to thicken the pie and make sure it isn’t runny). Cook them together on the stove, then let cool.

Whipped Vanilla Cream Cheese Layer. This tucks underneath the strawberry layer and features real-deal, from-scratch whipped cream, folded together with sweetened cream cheese. It. Is. EPIC. A 1,000% upgrade from strawberry cream pie with sweetened condensed milk or strawberry cream pie with vanilla pudding.Pecan Shortbread Cookie Crust. So melt-in-your-mouth marvelous, Ben once requested that I bake a second one separate from the pie so that he could add more crust on top.

The Directions

Storage Tips

To Store. Cover and refrigerate the pie for up to 5 days (it never lasts that long). To Freeze. Wrap the pie tightly in plastic wrap, and freeze it for up to 2 months. Let thaw overnight in the refrigerator before serving. The strawberries may be a little liquidy once thawed, but the pie will still taste delicious.

Recommended Tools to Make this Recipe

Pie Dish. Ideal for making this strawberry pie. Saucepan. A must-have kitchen tool. Mixing Bowls. This set of stackable bowls are dishwasher-safe.

Please do yourself a favor and treat yourself to this supreme strawberry cream pie as soon as you can get your hands on the season’s juicy fresh strawberries. For ease of preparation, make the crust, cream filling, and strawberry topping the day before, refrigerate them separately overnight, then assemble and chill the pie the next morning. Leave a rating below in the comments and let me know how you liked the recipe. A slice will make you feel like you have super powers of your own!