Strawberry Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (9-inch) pie shells, baked and cooled
2 c. whole strawberries
2 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
2 c. sugar
2 c. cold water
1/3 c. cornstarch
1/3 c. light syrup
4 Tbsp. butter
1/8 tsp. salt
1 pkg. strawberry Jell-O
1/2 pt. whipping cream
red food coloring

Preparation

Spread softened cream cheese on pie shells.
Arrange 1/2 strawberries over cream cheese.
Mix sugar, cold water, cornstarch, syrup, butter and salt in a pan and bring to a boil. Cook until thick, 5 to 7 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in strawberry Jell-O and red food coloring immediately while hot. Chill until almost congealed before pouring over strawberries. Chill.
Before serving, top with whipped cream.