How to make: Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Brown sugar adds a deeper flavor at a lower cost

whipped cream

🥗Healthier: coconut whipped cream

💰Cheaper: heavy cream

Heavy cream is often more affordable and easy to find

strawberry glaze

🥗Healthier: homemade fruit puree

💰Cheaper: cornstarch + sugar mixture

Cornstarch + sugar is a budget-friendly alternative for thickening

In a small saucepan add in 2 cups of the strawberries, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Place on medium-low heat.

Stir until the strawberries start to release juice. Mash the strawberries using a spoon or potato masher.

Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil.

Allow to boil for 1 minute making sure to consistently stir so it doesn’t burn.

Once the strawberries have been boiling for 1 minute, remove from the heat and set aside and allow to cool.

In a mixing bowl, add in the cream cheese and beat until smooth. Add in the powdered sugar and vanilla extract and mix until smooth.

In a separate bowl, add in the heavy cream and beat until stiff peaks form.

Gently fold in the heavy cream into the cream cheese mixture until fully combined.

Once completely mixed, pour the cream cheese filling into the pie crust, and spread evenly. Set aside.

Pour in the remaining 3 cups of strawberries into the cooked strawberries. Mix until the fresh strawberries are fully coated in the glaze.

Pour the strawberry topping over the cream cheese filling and spread evenly.

Cover and place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 4 hours then enjoy!

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