Fresh Strawberry Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 deep dish pie crust
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. plus 1 Tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 qt. fresh strawberries, washed, hulled and halved
4 tsp. cornstarch
1 whipped topping, thawed

Preparation

Prepare pie crust according to directions for empty baked crust; cool.
In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and 1 tablespoon sugar.
Beat until smooth; spread into bottom of baked crust.
(I use half of strawberries.)
In a 1-quart saucepan, combine pureed berries, remaining sugar and cornstarch.
Cook over medium-low heat until mixture thickens and becomes clear; stir often (about 7 to 10 minutes).
Remove from heat.
Stir in remaining strawberries.
Let cool for 10 minutes, then pour into crust.
Refrigerate at least 3 hours, then serve with whipped topping.
Yields 8 servings.