Ever since I was a little girl, my mom would make the simplest and easiest strawberry pie recipe. It’s so easy and requires hardly any ingredients.
When Dan and I were first married and lived in California, we’d go to Marie Callender’s and get a strawberry pie every so often. It reminded me of Mom’s.
Well, we picked strawberries at McGarrah Farms last weekend, so now I’m going to share the pie recipe with you. Below you’ll find a printable recipe, without photos, for your convenience.
Basically, you need 3 ingredients…. a pie crust, strawberries, and sugar. Maybe a little whipped topping too if you like.
Start by letting your strawberries soak in a vinegar/water bath for about 10 minutes.
While they’re soaking, you can mix up your pie crust, and then separate it into 2 parts. I used a pie crust recipe from Taste of Home for our pie, though I do like to add a teaspoon or so of sugar. Roll out the first crust to desired thickness. I will say, a thinner crust is better.
Place in pie plate and unfold, shaping crust to plate.
Crimp edges of your crust, for a slight decorative touch.
Roll out the second crust, and then roll up the edges to form a “lid” of sorts for the top of your pie. Bake both crusts, according to your recipe directions.
After the crust is fully cooked and while it’s cooling, slice strawberries.
Mix with sugar, until berries are juicy and sugar’s dissolved. Place berries in pie.
Then top with the pie crust topper.
I recommend letting the pie sit for several hours in the fridge, letting the juices soak through the crust. Even overnight, the pie will taste better the next day.
Serve with whipped topping, if desired. Enjoy!
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The Easiest Strawberry Pie Recipe You’ll Ever Make
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust
- 2 quarts strawberries pared and sliced
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup whipped topping optional
Instructions
- Start by letting your strawberries soak in a vinegar/water bath for about 10 minutes. While they’re soaking, mix up pie crust, and separate crust into 2 parts. I do like to add a teaspoon or so of sugar to my pie crust.
- Roll out first crust to desired thickness. Place in pie plate, and unfold, shaping crust to plate. Crimp edges of crust, for a slight decorative touch. Roll out second crust, and roll up edges to form a “lid” of sorts for the top of your pie. Bake both crusts, according to your recipe directions.
- After the crust is fully cooked and while it’s cooling, slice strawberries. Mix with sugar, until berries are juicy and sugar’s dissolved. Place berries in pie, and top with the pie crust topper. I recommend letting the pie sit for several hours in the fridge, letting the juices soak through the crust. Even overnight, the pie will taste better the next day.
- Serve with whipped topping, if desired. Enjoy!
Yummy pie looks fabulous
Thanks so much!
Looks yummy! I am SO NOT a creative cook! I was better when I was younger. I think even I could handle this one … although I confess … I would buy a Pillsbury Ready Crust! =) Do strawberries not retain a lot of water when you soak them? For some reason I thought they were (like mushrooms) little sponges that aren’t supposed to be soaked? But like I said … NOT an expert!
Where is that strawberry farm? Not that my knees are up for berry picking! I’ll probably continue to get mine from Sams!
Thanks so much, Beth! Oh it’d be great with a Pillsbury crust!:) In fact, I think I’ve used those in the past for this. The berries don’t seem to retain the water, they still taste really good. It helps getting all the yuck stuff off and cleans them well. McGarrah Farms is in Pea Ridge, AR, just a hop and a skip away from where we live in Rogers.
I love strawberry pie. Thanks for sharing. Also…I didn’t know you and Dan used to live in California. shows how much we have kept in contact!
Ruth, yes, we lived there for about 6 months out of college. I think it was our little adventure after school and all.