Jello Recipes
Fresh Strawberry Pie Recipe with Jello
This fresh strawberry pie combines juicy fresh strawberries with sugar, gelatin and not much more. All the flavor comes from the fruit in this jello dessert recipe and if strawberries are in season this is an excellent way of using them up. Actually, strawberries are pretty easy to grow and you do not need a big garden. If you love strawberries, you can get strawberry growing kits, which are really simple to use. Homegrown strawberries are amazing and they are really low in calories as well.
Perhaps you enjoy eating Perkins strawberry pie, strawberry whip cream jello dessert recipes, or just pies in general. This is one of our easiest jello recipes and it is suitable for everyone. Kids love its simplicity too and everybody knows strawberries are healthy as well as delicious. You can serve this strawberry pie jello recipe with whipped cream, ice cream or alone.
Anyone who loves pie recipes will love this fresh strawberry pie recipe. Using a readymade pie shell keeps the preparation time down but feel free to make your own pie crust if you would like to. Either vanilla pudding or pistachio pudding is excellent for making this strawberry pie jello recipe.
Simple Strawberry Jello Pie
Ingredients -
9 inch cooked graham cracker crust pie shell
2 tablespoons corn syrup
¾ cup sugar
1 quart fresh strawberries
1 cup water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons strawberry gelatin powder
1 package Jell-o vanilla instant pudding (may substitute Pistachio pudding)
1¾ cups milk
1 package cream cheese (softened)
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp lemon juice
Preparation:
Wash and trim the strawberries. Set them aside.
Combine the instant pudding, milk vanilla, according to pie directions on box in a mixer. When mixed well add the softened cream cheese and lemon juice whip on med high till well blended.
Pour this into the pie crust and chill for an hour before continuing on with the topping layer.
Combine the corn syrup, cornstarch, sugar, and water and bring the mixture to a boil.
Cook until clear and thick.
Add the gelatin powder and stir until dissolved.
Let the mixture cool.
Arrange the strawberries in the pie shell and pour the gelatin mixture over the top.
Chill until completely set and serve.
(Serves 6)
Photo Description:
The combination of cream cheese, vanilla pudding, lemon juice and more makes a wonderfully creamy layer between the crunchy pie crust and the delicious fresh strawberry and jello topping. You can see how wonderfully appetizing this strawberry pie looks just from the photo. If you have some fresh strawberries, this is an excellent jello recipe to make. The whole family will love the refreshing flavor. This is one of the very best jello pie recipes ever. Serve it by itself or with some cream on the side.
How to Grow Strawberries Indoors
Fresh strawberries are delicious and you can make a great fresh strawberry pie recipe, strawberry pie jello recipe or something similar. You can also use strawberries to make other dishes and desserts. Strawberries can add color and flavor to a salad, fruitiness to a pancake or a touch of elegance if they are dipped in dark chocolate. They are nutritious and very popular with all ages.
Not everyone has a garden so it is good news that growing your own strawberries indoors is possible. You will need a big planting container, good quality potting soil, fertilizer, and strawberry seeds. You can get all this from a garden supply store.
The best strawberries for growing indoors are Red Alpine strawberries. They do not have runners so they will not spread out everywhere.
How to Plant the Strawberries
Fill the container with soil three quarters full, and then moisten the soil with water. Make holes in the soil using your fingers and add several seeds to each hole. Fill the holes in with soil. Dilute the fertilizer to half strength and pour some over. Put the container somewhere south-facing and sunny, and keep the soil moist.
Fertilize the strawberries every ten days with half-strength fertilizer. Strawberries bloom first with white flowers and then with fruit after several months. The plant will keep producing flowers and fruit for three years. Homegrown strawberries are small but really sweet and juicy. You can use them fresh or freeze them. Just imagine how much better a fresh strawberry pie recipe will taste if you use your own homegrown strawberries to make it.
