Fresh Strawberry Jell-O Pie — 🍓😋❤️ This EASY strawberry pie is bursting with juicy, fresh strawberries and covered in a delicious glaze! Use a homemade flaky crust OR a refrigerated store-bought crust for this amazing pie that everyone LOVES! Only SIX main ingredients!
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If you’ve ever wanted to make fresh, summery-looking strawberry pie but have been worried that it’s too complicated, think again! This strawberry glazed pie uses just six main ingredients (because water doesn’t count!).
I adore that this pie is bursting with fresh strawberries and that it has a classic, almost retro vibe to it. It tastes like something out of grandma’s kitchen, and I promise everyone will go nuts for a sweet slice of pie.
Topped with whipped cream, whipped topping, or vanilla ice cream, you will just amp up the delicious factor.
If you happen to have gone strawberry picking or your eyes were bigger than your stomach at your local market, this strawberry pie recipe will take 6 cups of strawberries right off your hands.
Ingredients in Strawberry Jell-O Pie
For this simple and pie (including the strawberry pie glaze), you’ll need the following ingredients..
Pie:
- Crust — a flaky homemade pie crust is unbeatable or you can use a refrigerated pie crust
- Egg whites — brushed over the pre-baked crust to help seal it
- Strawberries — this pie use lots of delicious, fresh, juicy strawberries. You can cut the strawberries, in half, quarters, or slice them.
Strawberry Glaze:
- Granulated sugar
- Water
- Cornstarch — needed to thicken the glaze
- Strawberry Jell-O — lends added flavor and helps gel and set up the glaze
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Strawberry Pie with Jell-O
Making a fresh strawberry pie with strawberry Jell-O is quick and easy, especially if you use a store-bought pie crust! Here are the basic steps:
- Pre-bake pie crust: After pre-baking the pie crust according to recipe or package instructions, brush with an egg wash and bake for another 3 minutes.
- Add strawberries: Add all your fresh strawberries to the baked crust and set it aside.
- Make the Jell-O glaze: Combine the ingredients in a saucepan, heat, then let cool until barely warm.
- Add the glaze: Pour the strawberry pie glaze over the berries, making sure to try to coat them all.
- Chill and serve: Refrigerate the pie for at least 1 hour before serving. Top with whipped cream, whipped topping, or ice cream before diving in!
Frequently Asked Questions
You can use either a homemade pie crust or a store-bought crust. I recommend an all-butter flaky crust like my Easy Flaky All Butter Pie Crust, or feel free to use a refrigerated pie crust.
This pie will make one large 9.5-inch pie baked in a 9.5-inch glass pie plate. Or, you can use two disposable 9-inch foil pans since they are much more shallow.
Yes, cornstarch is necessary. While all-purpose flour is a great thickener, you will need to use cornstarch in this recipe because it keeps the glaze nice and bright whereas flour would cloud the strawberry pie glaze. Apart from the appearance, cornstarch also helps the sauce set up and have body so it’s not runny.
Most likely, yes. I should think any fresh berry would pair well with the strawberries. 
My recipe, yes, calls for Strawberry Jell-O. You need one 6-ounce box or two 3-ounce boxes. Strawberry Jell-O boosts the overall strawberry flavor, and apart from that it also helps the glaze to gel and set up.
If you live in an area of the world where you don’t have access to Jell-O, I am not sure if you can simply double the amount of cornstarch or not. In that case, this might not be the recipe for you!
I imagine you could mix and match the Jell-O flavor if you don’t mind your strawberry pie not tasting just like strawberries. However, I recommend making this strawberry pie with Jell-O as written the first time before your begin experimenting.
I’ve only made this strawberry pie recipe with regular Jell-O and I can’t say for certain if sugar free would work and the pie would set up the same, or not. My advice is don’t chance it!
There is no harm in making this pie the night before if you’re serving it for an event, and allowing it to chill overnight in the fridge and really solidify.
Storage Instructions
At room temperature: Pie will keep for 1 to 2 days if left out at room temperature.
In the fridge: Pie will keep for 5 to 7 days in the refrigerator, which is why I recommend refrigerated storage.
I made this strawberry pie Monday night and it was so good my family has already devoured it! I have to admit when I saw it had the strawberry jello I was a bit nervous it would come out like some kind of jello pie but it didn’t at all! It had a great smooth consistency and the strawberries I used were so sweet, it came out absolutely amazing. We topped ours with whipped cream, I only wish I had made a homemade pie crust as I think it would have put it over the top but it was still delicious with a store bought one! I will definitely be making this for cookouts this summer!
Kristin J
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Fresh Strawberry Jell-O Pie
Ingredients
Pie
- one 9-inch pie crust, scratch or store bought refrigerated
- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
- 6 cups strawberries, quartered, halved, or thinly sliced (use fresh berries)
Strawberry Pie Glaze
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 4 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 ½ cups water
- 6 ounces Strawberry Jell-o, (one 6-ounce or two 3-ounce boxes)
Instructions
- Begin by blind baking your pie crust according to package directions or if using scratch pie crust, I would guess approximately 15 minutes at 425F. Tip: Make sure to weigh down the crust with dry beans or pie weights. Optionally, you can place a sheet of foil first over the raw crust, then place the beans or weights inside the foil so they're not in direct contact with the crust.
- After baking for approximately 15 minutes, evenly brush with the egg whites and bake for another 3 minutes which helps seal the crust.
- Remove from the oven, fill it with the strawberries; set aside.
- To a medium saucepan, add the sugar, corn starch, water, and heat over medium heat until the sugar and corn starch are completely dissolved; should be just a few minutes.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the Strawberry Jell-0 (one 6-ounce box or two 3-ounce boxes)
- Let the mixture cool until it is just barely warm. However, you don’t want the sauce to set so keep an eye on it.Tip: Make sure the glaze has cooled to just slightly warm before pouring over the strawberries. If the strawberry pie glaze is too warm, the strawberries will start to actually cook, and then release their natural juices, sometimes called “weeping,” which causes the pie to seem runny and the crust to get soggy.
- Pour the sauce over the strawberries, making sure to try to coat all the strawberries.
- Place pie in the fridge to chill and set for at least 1 hour so the glaze has time to fully set up. (You can make the pie the night before if you're serving it for an event to make sure it's well-chilled.)
- Optionally, serve with whipped cream, whipped topping, or vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- Pie plate to use: This pie will make one large 9.5-inch pie baked in a 9.5-inch glass pie plate. Or you can use two disposable 9-inch foil pans since they are much more shallow.
- Make ahead: There is no harm in making this pie the night before if you’re serving it for an event and allowing it to chill overnight in the fridge and really solidify.
- Storage instructions: Pie will keep airtight for up to 2 days at room temp however I recommend storing it airtight in the fridge for 5 to 7 days. Additionally, I think this pie tastes better in the warmer months when it’s served chilled.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Originally posted June 7, 2021 and reposted May 17, 2024 with updated text.
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I made this strawberry pie Monday night and it was so good my family has already devoured it! I have to admit when I saw it had the strawberry jello I was a bit nervous it would come out like some kind of jello pie but it didn’t at all! It had a great smooth consistency and the strawberries I used were so sweet, it came out absolutely amazing. We topped ours with whipped cream, I only wish I had made a homemade pie crust as I think it would have put it over the top but it was still delicious with a store bought one! I will definitely be making this for cookouts this summer!
I made this strawberry pie Monday night and it was so good my family has already devoured it! I have to admit when I saw it had the strawberry jello I was a bit nervous it would come out like some kind of jello pie but it didn’t at all! It had a great smooth consistency and the strawberries I used were so sweet, it came out absolutely amazing. We topped ours with whipped cream, I only wish I had made a homemade pie crust as I think it would have put it over the top but it was still delicious with a store bought one! I will definitely be making this for cookouts this summer!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad this was so good and already devoured!
And no, it doesn’t come out like a weird Jello pie from a generation ago (thank God!). Sweet berries really help make it just extra delish and glad you will make it again!
I just posted a brand new homemade crust recipe today! https://www.averiecooks.com/easy-flaky-all-butter-pie-crust/
Can this pie be made with a graham cracker crust?
Yes probably but I haven’t personally tried so can’t say for 100% certainty.
If you’re doing it that way, I would use this post as a guideline as it uses a graham cracker crust. https://www.averiecooks.com/key-lime-pie/