Strawberry Dream Pie

Contributed by Jen Fugal

1 pie crust – baked

Strawberries, fresh or frozen, enough to make 2 cups masked

1 ½ cups sugar

6 tablespoons cornstarch

1 cup water

1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened

2 tablespoons milk

Whipping cream

Powdered sugar

1 small package strawberry jell-o

Mix sugar and cornstarch in a 2 quart saucepan. Gradually stir in water and mashed strawberries. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir for 1 minute; cool. Heat milk in microwave; add 2 teaspoons of dry jell-o mix. Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and milk mixture until smooth and creamy. Spread cream cheese mixture into bottom of pie crust. Put the strawberry mixture on top of cream cheese mixture. Heat a few tablespoons of the whipping cream. Add the rest of the jell-o powder and mix until dissolved. Mix all of the whipping cream together with an electric mixer. Put the whipped cream on top of the pie. Refrigerate about 3 hours or until set.