Making them pie - One fine day, I hope..

I feel like making a PIE. A fruit pie. So having this recipe in my blog as a reminder and also saving the recipes forever fro reference. Recipe was taken from 100 Cafe Street.

Strawberry Pie

Pie Crust (I replaced it with my own crust recipe) :

Original -

1 Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crust (from 15-oz box), softened as directed on box.

or

Optional -

1 1/2 cups Graham cracker crumbs (see recipe above)

1/4 cup sugar (I used brown sugar)

75g butter, melted.

Filling :

2/3 cup hot fudge topping

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

1 pint (2 cups) strawberries, quartered

Strawberry Pie Glaze : 

1 quart fresh strawberries

1 cup white sugar

3 tablespoons cornstarch

3/4 cup water

1/2 cup whipping (heavy) cream, whipped (if desired)

Directions :

1. Heat oven to 450°F (around 232°C)

2. Spread hot fudge topping in bottom of cooled baked shell. Refrigerate 1 hour.

3. In small bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Carefully spread over chocolate layer in shell.

4. In medium bowl, gently mix strawberries and *pie glaze. Spoon evenly over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.

5. Just before serving, pipe or spoon whipped cream around edge of pie. Store in refrigerator.

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*Directions for Strawberry Pie Glaze :

1. Arrange half of strawberries in baked pastry shell with fudge topping & cheese base. Mash remaining berries and combine with sugar in a medium saucepan. 

2. Place saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
 

3. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and water. Gradually stir cornstarch mixture into boiling strawberry mixture.
 

4. Reduce heat and simmer mixture until thickened, about 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
 

5. Pour mixture over berries in pastry shell. 

Reminder : Will post photos once I make them.