Glazed Strawberry Pie with Jell-O — 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!
Glazed Strawberry Pie Recipe
If you’ve ever wanted to make fresh, summery-looking strawberry pie but have been worried that it’s too complicated, think again! This easy strawberry pie uses just six main ingredients (because water doesn’t count!).
One of the ingredients is pie crust, but you can cheat and use a refrigerated store-bought pie crust to save yourself time. I am always a fan of shortcuts!
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 six cups of strawberries right off your hands.
Ingredients in Glazed Strawberry Pie
For this simple and pie (including the strawberry pie glaze), you’ll need the following ingredients:
- Crust — a flaky homemade buttery pie crust is unbeatable or you can use a refrigerated pie crust
- Egg whites — brushed over the pre-baked crust to help seal it
- Granulated sugar
- Water
- Cornstarch — needed to thicken the glaze
- Strawberry Jell-O — lends added flavor and helps gel and set up the glaze
- Strawberries — this pie use lots of delicious, fresh, juicy strawberries. You can cut the strawberries, in half, quarters, or slice them up.
How to Make Strawberry Pie with Jell-O
Making a fresh strawberry pie with glaze is quick and easy, especially if you use a store-bought pie crust! Here are the basic steps to making glazed Jell-O strawberry pie:
- Pre-bake pie crust: If you’re using a homemade pie crust recipe, check what it needs to be blind-baked, but normally 15 to 20 minutes is all. Brush the baked crust with an egg wash and bake for another 3 minutes.
- Add strawberries: Then, add all your fresh strawberries to the baked crust and set it aside.
- Make the Jell-O glaze: To a small saucepan, add the sugar, water, cornstarch and heat over medium heat until everything dissolves. Stir in the Jell-O.
- Allow the strawberry pie glaze to cool until it is barely warm. However, you don’t want the sauce to set, so keep an eye on it.
- Add the glaze: Pour the strawberry pie glaze over the berries, making sure to try to coat them all.
- Chill and serve: Refrigerate the fresh strawberry pie with Jell-O 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.
I have only made this recipe with fresh strawberries and highly recommend going with them. Make the pie in the spring and summer when strawberries are juicy, plentiful, and much more economical than at other times of the year.
I’ve never tried using frozen berries so I can’t comment as to how they will work or not.
Yes, corn starch 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.
Yes, but I haven’t personally tried so can’t say for 100% certainty. If you’re doing it that way, I would use my key lime pie recipe as a guideline as it uses a graham cracker crust.
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 use, for example, double the amount of cornstarch or not.
Because yes, the strawberries have natural pectin which will help the pie set but again, I’m not sure if that is quite enough using the ingredient ratios I use here.
Plenty of strawberry pie recipes exist on the internet without using Jell-O and perhaps you would want to consult one of those if you’re averse to Jell-O or can’t find it. However, my family loves this fresh strawberry pie with Jell-O as written!
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, but sugar-free would likely work too. I can’t say for certain though.
How to Store Glazed Strawberry Pie
Cover the pie with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for best results. Not to mention, there is something about chilled strawberry pie when the weather is warm that is such a perfect contrast.
Strawberry glazed pie will keep for 1 to 2 days if left out at room temperature.
However, it will keep for 5 to 7 days in the refrigerator, which is why I recommend refrigerated storage.
Can This Recipe Be Made in Advance?
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.
Tips for Making Strawberry Pie with Jell-O
When baking the pie crust, fill the bottom of the crust with dry beans. Or you can place a piece of tinfoil down first and then add the beans. They weigh the crust down so it bakes more evenly.
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.
Let the pie chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour before cutting into it so the glaze has time to really set up.
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Fresh Strawberry 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!
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 corn starch
- 1 ½ cups water
- 6 ounces Strawberry Jell-o (one 6-ounce or two 3-ounce boxes)
Instructions
- 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.
- 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. Important 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* (See Notes). However, you don’t want the sauce to set so keep an eye on it.
- 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 one hour** (See Notes). 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. 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.
Notes
- Important: Make sure the glaze has cooled to just slightly warm before pouring over the strawberries.
- If the 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.
- Let the pie chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour before cutting into it so the glaze has time to really set up.
- 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.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 259Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 96mgCarbohydrates: 53gFiber: 3gSugar: 38gProtein: 3g
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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!
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/