Fresh Strawberry Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pie crust, baked
6 c. strawberries (about 1 1/2 qt.)
1 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 c. water with red food color
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened

Preparation

Mash berries to measure 1 cup.
Stir together sugar and cornstarch.
Stir in water and crushed berries.
Cook over medium heat until thickened.
Boil and stir 1 minute.
Stir in a few drops red food color.
Let cool.
Beat cream cheese until cool. Spread on bottom of pie shell.
Fill shell with berries.
Pour berry mixture over top.
Chill 3 hours.