Strawberry Cream Pie

We have a picnic today and tomorrow.  I am guilty of bringing things to picnics I know the boys will eat.  My kids love fruit! So I usually bring a fruit salad because it guarantees I can feed them some  with whatever else they have.  And you can put the bowl right on top of the cooler.  I wanted to make a dessert for tomorrow's picnic because there will be a fridge to put it in.  I published the recipe before but I'm a visual person and now I have pictures.  I hate recipes without pictures.  This is Steve's favorite and after making the fruit salad I had enough strawberries left to whip up some pie.  You only need a cup.  I like really red ones because then the pie turns out more pink. 

Strawberry Cream Pie:

1 c. heavy cream
1/4 c. powdered sugar
8 oz. cream cheese
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
dash of nutmeg (I sometimes skip it)
1 c. mashed strawberries
Store bought graham cracker crust
Strawberries to garnish

Get 3 bowls.  Whip heavy cream and powdered sugar till peaks form and set aside.  This usualy takes 5 minutes and make sure your cream is cold.  Combine softened cream cheese with sugar, vanilla and nutmeg.  Mash strawberries and stir into cream cheese mixture.  Fold in the heavy cream mixture.  Pour into crust and top with sliced strawberries.  I usually put one sliced strawberry on each piece just so it's pretty. Chill overnight or several hours.  Enjoy!! 

Not loving how big my big boy looks in his pj's in this pic. 

Brady was the masher.  Kids love this step!   

Add mashed strawberries to cream cheese mixture. 

Prepared pie crust.  What's the term - semi-homemade :)

Fold in whip mixture to cream cheese mixture.

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