Fresh Strawberry Pie

This Fresh Strawberry Pie is an old family recipe for the perfect easy summer dessert! It’s packed with fresh strawberries and made with an easy trick for the perfect juicy slice every time!

 

Estimated reading time: 9 minutes

If there’s one fruit that’s undeniably summery, it’s strawberries – don’t you agree? This Fresh Strawberry Pie is one of our favourite ways to enjoy fresh strawberries in the summer time. It is an old family recipe courtesy of my great aunt Bernice, and it’s one that we grew up enjoying every summer when I was a child, especially after our family went strawberry picking!

What makes this pie so easy to make is that it’s not baked! That’s right, the only thing that requires baking is the crust, and if you buy a pre-baked crust from the grocery store or bakery, there’s no baking required at all! How easy is that?!

There are so many reasons why we love this fresh strawberry pie recipe! Here are just a few:

1. It’s QUICK and EASY to make: This pie can be made in an hour if you are making your own crust and even quicker if you use a pre-baked crust!
2. It calls for FRESH ingredients: Freshly picked strawberries have so much flavour and are so juicy! They take this pie to the next level!
3. It’s perfect for SUMMER: This is a simple and easy dessert to make for yourself or to enjoy with others. It is quick to make and uses delicious fresh strawberries.

In the recipe card below you’ll find all the instructions you need to make this delicious pie yourself, but here’s a list of all our pro tips to make your own pie crust at home – the perfect base for this Fresh Strawberry Pie!

Use COLD butter. And COLD water. This will help the butter stay in small, solid pieces as you mix which will create a flaky crust (and who doesn’t love a flaky pie crust??). Using your food processor to make the crust helps the butter stay cold and creates a nice tender dough, plus it makes making your own pie crust from scratch super easy and low maintenance!

If you do work the butter into the flour mixture using your hands, make sure you use quick motions, flattening the pieces of butter between your hands as you slide your hands apart (one toward you, one away from you). The goal here should be to handle the butter as little as possible because the heat from your hands will cause it to soften and even melt. It’s ideal for the butter to remain cold and hard but be distributed throughout the flour mixture in small pieces.

Once the dough comes together, gently form it into a round disc shape. This makes it easy to roll out later in a round shape!

After you chill the pie dough, take it out of the fridge and let it sit for a couple of minutes on your work surface to let the dough relax just a bit before rolling.

Be sure you flour your work surface well and flour your rolling pin. This will prevent your dough from sticking and falling apart.

Making holes in the bottom of the pie crust before baking will help it bake evenly and not puff up too much, making it perfect for filling with the fresh strawberry pie filling.

If you’re running into trouble with this Fresh Strawberry Pie recipe, here are some troubleshooting ideas for common problems – how to fix and prevent them!

Strawberries taste best when they are fresh and ripe. Using old strawberries or frozen strawberries will impact the water content and will affect the taste and flavour. Use fresh, ripe strawberries for the BEST pie!

The filling can be too runny if the filling doesn’t thicken enough while it is cooking. The thickening agent needs to be stirred in properly while cooking to allow it to work.

The dough will be too tough and dense if it is over-worked. Handle the dough as little as possible and use cold ingredients to make sure the crust stays flaky.

An under-baked crust will become soggy and not be able to hold in the strawberry filling. Make sure to bake the crust until it’s golden brown around the edges.

If the strawberries are different sizes the texture will be inconsistent. Make sure to chop the strawberries all the same size so the pie filling stays firm and looks beautiful.

You’ll need these kitchen items on hand to make this fresh strawberry pie recipe (paid links):

• mixing bowls
• measuring cups and spoons
• Silicone Spatula
• pie dish
• Rolling Pin
• Pastry Brush
• Food Processor
• wooden spoon
• wire rack
• saucepan
• masher
• plastic wrap
• chef’s knife
• cutting board

To make this fresh strawberry pie recipe you will need these ingredients (paid links):

FOR THE CRUST:

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small chunks
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3-4 tablespoons ice cold water

FOR BAKING:

• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water

FOR THE FILLING:

• 1 cup fresh strawberries
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• a splash of lemon juice
• 5 cups sliced fresh strawberries

Try one these variations on this strawberry pie recipe.

1. Strawberry Blueberry: Add fresh blueberries with the fresh strawberries in the pie for a mixed berry take on this classic recipe.
2. Chocolate Ganache: Add a thin layer of ganache to the bottom of the crust before pouring in the strawberry filling.
3. Strawberry Lemonade: Add in lemon zest and lemon juice to the filling for a citrusy take on this pie.
4. Strawberry Rhubarb: Mix some chopped rhubarb into the pot with the strawberries to soften them for the filling.
5. Cream Cheese Filled: Add in a sweetened cream cheese filling with the strawberry filling. Either swirl it in or layer it underneath the strawberry filling.

We hope you love this homemade pie recipe as much as we do! Let us know in the comments below, what’s your family’s favourite summer pie? We’d love to know!

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