Fresh Strawberry Pie Recipe (Easy) - A Quaint Life (2024)

This Fresh Strawberry Pie is a beautiful whole berry pie with a buttery crust and made with fresh strawberries. It is the perfect pie for summer time.

At the start of every season we have been enjoying the concept of seasonal eating. Much of this is due to the fact that we have a small family farm and when anything is in season we must use it. If you are not familiar with the idea of seasonal eating it is merely enjoying foods in the season they are meant to be grown in. I say meant because nowadays so much of our produce is often grown year-round in a controlled environment in a very unnatural state.

For those who eat with the seasons, you might find that you prefer tofrequent farm stands over the grocery store or if you are lucky enough, you grow as much as you can yourself.

In doing so, you enjoy them at their very best in flavor and at their peak in nutrition. However, it is also a fun way to welcome the different seasons of the year. It allows you something to look forward to and at the same time, you tend to savor each food a bit more.

This homemade strawberry pie recipe creates the best pie for summertime and it is the perfect way to welcome the season. Using simple ingredients you can opt to use a store-bought crust or my buttery pie crust for this pie.

​Fresh Strawberry Pie Is…

• ​A simple strawberry pie to make.
• Made with basic ingredients.
• The best way to use up those homegrown summertime strawberries.
• Made with juicy strawberries for a fresh strawberry pie filling.
• The best fruit pie to make with fresh fruit.
• Can be made with grocery store pie dough or a homemade flaky crust.

Tools

9-Inch Pie Plate

Rolling Pin

Ingredients

Pie Curst- you can use either store-bought or my buttery pie crust recipe for this pie.

Strawberries- for best results use fresh strawberries only for this not frozen.

Sugar- I use pure can unrefined sugar but you can use standard granulated sugar if you like.

​Cornstarch- helps to thicken the strawberry filling. Don’t skip it.

Water- use standard drinking water, it doesn’t have to be filtered.

Egg- needed for an egg wash so it does not matter if it is a small or large egg.

Whipped Cream- optional but highly suggested. See below for how to make homemade whipped cream.

Directions

Hull all the strawberries by taking a knife and separating the stems. Flour a surface or use a piece of parchment paper to roll out your pie crust. Then when ready place it in a pie pan. Trim, poke holes in the bottom of the crust with a fork, and brush the crust with the egg wash.

Place either pie beads or parchment paper and dried beans in the bottom of the crust.

Heat oven to 400F and bake the pie crust for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown and ready.

Add one cup of the hulled strawberries to a saucepan along with the cornstarch, water, and sugar. Then using a hand blender, blend until smooth.

Note: If you don’t have a hand blender you can blend the strawberries in a food processor or blender and then add them to the saucepan.

Heat over medium heat on a low boil until thickened. About 5 minutes.

Arrange the rest of the strawberries in the pie shell. Pour the hot strawberry mixture over the strawberries. Allow to set in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

Note: Blind baking is the process of baking a pie crust before filling. I find that pricking the bottom (docking) helps the pie crusts not lift when baking. You can also use baking pie weights or dry beans for this.

Serve chilled alone or with a dollop of whipped cream or cool whip (optional).

Baking Notes

• You can use homemade or store bought pie crust for this recipe
• To hull, a strawberry simply, angle the knife around the green leafy top of the strawberry and into the pale flesh directly underneath
• You can also blend the strawberries in a blender before adding them to the saucepan. Then add cornstarch, water, and sugar, and heat until thickened.
• Use fresh berries over frozen for best results
• For the pie crust, I use unbleached organic all-purpose flour

For Homemade Whipped Cream

1 cup of heavy cream

1 tbsp. powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Directions

Making homemade whipped cream is simple. Simply add the cream, sugar, and vanilla into a mixing bowl and whip with the whisk attachment. Allow it to whip until peaks form. Be careful not to overwhip or you will have butter.

Tools You Might Need

Red Pie Dish 10″

Cuisinart Black Food Processor

Wooden Measuring Spoons

Hand Blender

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FAQ

What does hulled strawberries mean?

It simply means removing the green leafy top of the strawberry. You can do so easily using a pairing knife. Simply, angle the knife around the green leafy top of the strawberry and into the pale flesh directly underneath. Be sure to wash strawberries thoroughly with cold water beforehand.

Can I use flour instead of the cornstarch?

I have not tried that myself however, just know that cornstarch is different from flour in that it is gluten free and made from the endosperm of the corn kernel whereas the all-purpose flour is made from wheat. So you will likely get a different consistency.

Is it better to use a homemade crust or does it matter for this recipe?

Personally, I almost always will opt to use a homemade pie crust. I have a food processor and use my recipe for a butter pie crust that is so simple to make. It takes me 5 minutes. Plus I always have flour and butter on hand so that helps. I do think the pie is slightly better with a homemade crust since the buttery flavor is more present than with a store-bought. But it does still taste delicious either way you choose to go.

Can this sit overnight?

Yes but just know that the longer it sits in the fridge the strawberries will begin to soften a day or more later. For me it is always best to eat on the same day made. It does still taste good the next day but after that, I find that the berries begin to lose the firmness that I like for this pie.

Can I freeze this pie?

I would not freeze it no. This pie is made with fresh strawberries in its entirety. The only thing baked in it is the crust itself. So if frozen the pie would not hold its integrity. The berries would likely soften into a mush when defrosted. You can, however, freeze the butter crust recipe in a freezer bag. Just be sure to push any excess air out before placing the crust in the freezer.

How To Store

​Leftover strawberry pie should be stored in the fridge either by covering the pie with plastic wrap or placing the leftover pie inside an airtight container. The pie will keep for up to 4 days.

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Other Recipes To Try…

• Apple Cake
• Old Fashioned Apple Pie
• Easy Blueberry Tart
• Strawberry Coffee Cake
• Peach Tart Recipe

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