This fresh strawberry pie is so easy to make and is absolutely delicious! Make your own pie crust or use a pre-made graham cracker crust. It’s up to you! I like using the same crust recipe that I use when making my banana cream pie.

It’s strawberry season here in Virginia and we’ve been busy. We made a giant batch of strawberry freezer jam and have been eating strawberries like they are going out of style.

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My friend, Stephanie, brought me a fresh strawberry pie years ago and shared the recipe with me. This pie is so delicious and full of strawberry flavor. I worked at a restaurant that made strawberry pies every summer, but I never cared for the glaze that they used on them. They looked so pretty, but tasted funny. This strawberry pie recipe is so much better. Definitely a keeper!

strawberry pie with whipped cream on top.

Pie Crust Options

You have several options for pie crust with this recipe.

Homemade Pie Crust (you can find the recipe that I use in my banana cream pie post)
Store bought pie dough
Freezer pie crust
Graham cracker pie crust

My personal favorites are homemade crust and graham cracker crust, but you can use whatever you’d like! If you make your own crust make sure to bake it, and let it cool before adding the strawberries and glaze.

strawberry pie close up shot with strawberries as a garnish

How To Make Strawberry Glaze

The strawberry glaze is made from fresh strawberries, crushed pineapple (yes, pineapple!), sugar-free strawberry jello and vanilla (cook and serve) pudding mix. The smaller boxes of jello and pudding are what you are looking for, not the family sized ones. If you can’t find the cook and serve pudding you can use instant. I accidentally picked up instant pudding mix the last time I made this and didn’t realize it until after I had made the pie. It was still delicious.

Don’t waste the juice from that can of crushed pineapple. Drain it out of the can (there’s only about 1/4 of juice) and mix it with water until you have 1 1/2 cups. Then you’ll add that to the rest of the glaze ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. You’ll want to stir it constantly for a minute or two, or until it thickens then set it aside for 10 minutes to cool.

Now all that’s left to do is slice up a pound of strawberries and fold them in with the glaze.

Let’s take a second to talk about the pineapple in this pie. If you aren’t a fan of pineapple, don’t worry. You can’t really taste it, and the texture blends with the strawberries.

Once your pie crust has been filled with the delicious pie filling, place it in the refrigerator until it has had a chance to set up completely, about 2 hours.

How To Serve Fresh Strawberry Pie

Before serving, add a giant scoop of whipped cream to the top of the pie and spread around. You can garnish the pie with sliced strawberries, or garnish each individual piece with a slice or two of strawberries.

Store any leftover pie in the refrigerator.