This easy fresh strawberry pie starts with a store-bought pie or graham cracker crust! And no jello needed here. Simply uses mashed strawberries and cornstarch for an easy homemade strawberry glaze. Served with whipped cream topping.
This Fresh Strawberry Glaze Pie is what I make when strawberries are just perfect and I just want to enjoy them at their fresh best. This is such a simple, but so delicious pie. Fresh, whole strawberries are arranged in a cooked pie shell and then covered in a sweetened, no-jello-needed strawberry glaze. Refrigerate and serve with some whipped cream and enjoy.
Make it easy with a store-bought pie or graham cracker crust. This pie is best eaten on the day it’s made, though I doubt eating it all in the first day is ever really an issue :)
Cook’s Notes
This pie is best with fresh, perfectly ripe, in-season strawberries. It can be made with out-of-season berries, but it will be only as good as the berries.
Look for strawberries that are roughly the same size, so that your pie looks uniform.
You can cover the entire pie with a layer of whipped cream, as I have done here, or serve it plain and pass a bowl of whipped cream to top.
Get the Recipe: Fresh Strawberry Glaze Pie
Ingredients
- 1 9-inch (1 9-inch) deep dish pie crust, pre-baked, or store-bought graham cracker crust
- 1 quart (1 quart) Fresh whole strawberries, hulled and washed (about 1 quart, total. I reserve the smallest, less than perfect ones to use in the glaze below and leave the nicest ones whole for the pie.)
Glaze:
- 1 cup (144 ml) crushed strawberries
- 2/3 cup (100 g) white sugar
- 3 Tbsp. (12 g) cornstarch
- 3/4 cup (187.5 ml) cold water
Instructions
- Pre-cook your pie shell according to your recipe or instructions, if store-bought. Allow to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, place the crushed strawberries and white sugar in a small saucepan. Dissolve the cornstarch in the cold water and stir in as well. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Once boiling, cook 3 minutes more, stirring, then remove to a glass measuring cup to cool completely.
- When pie crust and glaze is cooled, stir glaze and spoon a bit on to the bottom of the pie shell and spread evenly to a thin layer. Arrange the strawberries into the pie shell.
- Slowly pour the rest of the glaze over the whole berries, taking care to coat every berry. Refrigerate pie for at least an hour, but preferably 2 hours, then serve topped with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream. Alternately, you can cover the entire top of the pie with a layer of whipped cream.
- This pie is best enjoyed on the day it is made.
Hi! I’m Jennifer, a home cook schooled by trial and error and almost 40 years of getting dinner on the table! I love to share my favourite recipes, both old and new, together with lots of tips and tricks to hopefully help make your home cooking enjoyable, stress free, rewarding and of course, delicious!
Hi Jennifer!
Quick question about your lovely strawberry glaze- does it set/harden once it’s refrigerated for the hour? Or is it still on the wet and runny side?
Looks divine either way. thanks! Jodi?
Hi Jodi, it definitely sets, so that the pie is very sliceable. The pie is mostly berries really, so there isn’t much sauce to run off. Hope that helps :)
The hubby stopped at the market the other day on his way home from work and he loaded his cart up with tons and tons of fruit. He had so much fruit that the lady behind him said “I see you are eating healthy this weekend”.
Net, this is what happens when the hubby goes to the market unsupervised. Needless to say, we have more strawberries than we likely will be able to eat before they go bad. I’m thinking this delicious strawberry pie would be the perfect way to use up some of those strawberries.
This fresh pie is a perfect use for you excess strawberries! I love that it keeps the strawberries fresh, which is always nice :)
I shared this yummy deliciousness on Barrie Hill Farms FB on the weekend because it was their strawberry festival and it was a big hit :)
Isn’t it great that berry season is finally here?! :)
Thanks for sharing, Robyn and yes, I’m headed out strawberry picking today! Can’t wait :)
Deliciously simple, I love it!!!
Easy, light, and palatable summer dessert! Awesome recipe, Jennifer!
Thanks Agness :)
Season for strawberries in Germany is not here yet, but will come soon, so I’m collecting all strawberry recipes :D
This is one of my favourite ways to enjoy beautiful in-season strawberries, Marta. Enjoy!
Ended up “cheating” by purchasing a prepared crust. (I need to practice making pastry!)
Got into a bit of trouble as this was the first time I used the small skillet. Quickly realized that there was more filling but averted an oven disaster by using an edged cookie sheet. The berries were the first NS strawberries of the season so the dessert was delicious! PEI’s season is latter so I’m going to make the recipe again – but using a larger dish!
So glad you enjoyed it Irene :) We still have a few Ontario strawberries left and hope to make this again before they’re all gone :)
Simple and perfect! I’m sad that strawberry season already finished here in Croatia, we are in peaches & apricots mood now. :D
Thanks so much, Lili. We are just at the end of local strawberries here. I’m sad about that, too :)
Jen, made this last night. It is superb. It is just like you said quick easy and delicious. What a wonderful treat that is appealing to the eye. Thank yo for a wonderful recipe!
So glad you enjoyed it, Despo :)
I’m obsessed with all the recipes you make in a skillet. Super simple, easy, and rustic! And I think we can all agree that there is nothing better than northern in-season strawberries. Just beautiful Jennifer!
Thanks Sarah and yes, I love my skillet(s) :) And these northern strawberries are fabulous this year and every year. So sad the season is so short.
Simply elegant dessert for literally anyone who likes strawberries!
Thanks so much :)
So beautiful, those glazed strawberries look simply irresistible!
Thanks so much, Laura :)
Oh man, this is even a pie I can make! lol. I’ll be picking up a pie shell on my way back from the farmer’s market today!
I can’t pass the fridge without popping a few strawberries in my mouth so hopefully there’ll be enough.
Sharing with the farms this afternoon. This will be a big hit at my dinner tonight!
Enjoy! It’s a perfect strawberry treat this time of year :)
This looks like a PERFECT way to enjoy fresh strawberries! I just hate that the season slips by so fast!
Thanks Chris and yes, I’m enjoying them while I can :)
This pie is perfect, and I love that you made your own glaze instead of using that bright red stuff that comes in a jar!
Thanks Sara and yes, it’s so easy to make, no reason for a jar :)
This recipe sounds so easy Jennifer and just perfect for all those lovely strawberries around right now!
Thanks Mary Ann and yes, you can be enjoying this pie in no time!
I love how utterly simple this is…all the better to focus in on those luscious berries!
Thanks so much, Sue :)
A “sweet” little pie, a great dessert for me! LOL!
I’m so into strawberries, especially now, loads of strawberry sales at the stores by me right now.
I am lucky enough to have some frozen pie dough tucked in my freezer.
Guess what I’m making? ;-)
Thank you Jennifer!
Thanks Dalila and enjoy :)
I LOVE this pie Jennifer! So cute and simple and the strawberries look fresh and juicy. I love a simple dessert and mini pies are a personal favorite :) Have a lovely holiday weekend!
Thanks Tricia. We are right in the height of strawberry season here, so the berries are absolutely perfect. Couldn’t bring myself to bake them :)