Icebox Strawberry Pie

Name: Icebox Strawberry Pie
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 2 pounds, frozen strawberries; 2 tablespoons, lemon juice; 2 tablespoons, water; 1 tablespoon, unflavored gelatin; 1 cup (7 ounces), sugar; Pinch, salt; 1 pound, fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced thin; 1 , (9-inch) pie shell, baked and cooled (see note); 4 ounces, cream cheese, softened; 3 tablespoons, sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 cup, heavy cream

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2009, Cook's Country TV

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Diner-style strawberry pies always look inviting, but these no-bake desserts often taste more like plastic than pie. We wondered if better ingredients could deliver a pie that lived up to its looks.

SERVES8

TIME1 hour, plus 30 minutes cooling and 4 hours chilling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We used frozen berries for our Icebox Strawberry Pie (which worked well for cooking and cost less than fresh) and cooked them down in a dry saucepan until they released their juices and the mixture was thick, concentrated, and flavorful. Be...

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