Strawberry Pie with Jello

4.50 from 2 votes

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Strawbery Pie with Jello brings together two of my favorite things and makes any summer day even sweeter and brighter. I grew up with a mom making homemade pies and I have to admit, I haven’t ever met a pie made from scratch that I didn’t fall in love with. This easy strawberry pie is a perfect example.

A strawberry pie with basil leaves on top.

📝 Fresh Strawberry Pie

✅ Prep Time: 15 minutes
⏲️ Chill Time: 2–3 hours
🍓 Serves: 8
💰 Cost: ~$10 total (about $1.25 per slice)
👨‍🍳 Skill Level: Easy to Moderate (homemade crust optional)
📦 Equipment: Pie plate, saucepan, whisk, spatula

This retro strawberry pie uses fresh berries, a simple glaze, and a baked pastry shell to deliver the ultimate summer dessert. Serve it à la mode and watch it disappear.

Homemade pies run through my veins and are a part of my Amish and Mennonite soul. Such classics desserts as a wet bottom shoo fly pie, fresh blueberry pie made from scratch, and the best egg custard pie recipe I’ve ever tasted, are all examples of what I’m talking about.

If I hadn’t been making this pie for Platter Talk, and if I wasn’t a baker at heart, and sometimes I think if I had half a brain, I would have purchased a pre-made pie shell, sliced up some strawberries, added some thickening agent and called it a day.

💬 Why You’ll Love This Strawberry Pie

It tastes like pure summer—fresh, fruity, and nostalgic
No fancy equipment or ingredients required
A showstopper dessert for BBQs, holidays, or Sunday dinner
Great make-ahead recipe (chills and sets beautifully)
A fun baking project that pays off big in flavor

As I think you all have figured out though, I was making this for Platter Talk and I just couldn’t use a store bought pre-made pie crust. I could have done without the associated “learning-curve stress,” but then I would of had to deal with a loss of sleep and justifiably, a potential loss of readers.

What’s the big lesson I learned from doing this post? If you’re going to bake an empty pie crust, to be filled after it’s baked, pack the outside edge with something that’s oven safe to help support the sides. This will help prevent the empty crust from folding down as it bakes, like a spent daffodil shriveling up at the close of spring.

strawberry sauce getting poured over a strawberry pie

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Fortunately, I only had the likes of a few cups of flour and an egg invested in the failed crust. It’s amazing the the difference a cup or two of dried beans made.

All’s well that ends well, and I have to say this ended pretty well. It may have taken me a couple of tries to get this type of crust right but at least I didn’t resort to using a store-bought product. What’s even more important, I treated myself to the slice below, and it was à la mode, all the way.

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Strawberry Pie Made with Jello

4.50 from 2 votes

adapted from Sue Jurack via Taste of Home

Prep: 10

Cook: 35

Total: 45

Yield: 8 servings

By: Dan from Platter Talk

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Ingredients

▢ 1 unbaked pastry shell
▢ 1 cup sugar
▢ 3 tablespoons cornstarch
▢ 1 cup water
▢ 1 3 oz package strawberry gelatin
▢ 1 lb. fresh strawberries, washed and stemmed and sliced

Instructions

Bake pastry shell 15 minutes at 375 degrees F.
In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and water until smooth.
Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Remove from the heat; stir in gelatin until dissolved.
Refrigerate for 15-20 minutes or until slightly cooled.
Arrange strawberries in the crust.
Pour gelatin mixture over berries. Refrigerate until set.

Notes

Line unbaked pie crust with dry beans or pie weights.
In lieu of sliced strawberries, use whole ones and place pointed side up. This provides a nice presentation and make it easy to cut uniform pieces.
Serve with vanilla ice cream, savor the moment.

Nutrition

Calories: 264kcal, Carbohydrates: 52g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Sodium: 139mg, Potassium: 107mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 37g, Vitamin A: 7IU, Vitamin C: 33mg, Calcium: 13mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.