Strawberry - Cream Cheese Pie

The layer of cream cheese not only taste amazing but it keeps your pie crust from becoming soggy.

STRAWBERRY PIE

Ingredients

1 pie crust, baked
4 oz. cream cheese
¼ cup powdered sugar
½ tsp vanilla
1 qt. strawberries, washed, hulled, divided
1 cup sugar
 3 Tbs cornstarch
¾ cup cold water or ginger-ale 

Directions

Mix together cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Spread onto the bottom and sides of the cooled pie crust. Arrange ¾ of the strawberries into pie crust on top of cream cheese to form an even mound. Mash together the remaining strawberries, either by hand or in a food processor. Mix with sugar. Cook over medium high heat until almost boiling. Mix together water and cornstarch and add to strawberries. Cook until bubbly. Pour over strawberries in crust. Refrigerate until set. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream