Grandma’s Recipe for Strawberry Pie with Jello
This easy strawberry pie with fresh strawberries in a refrigerated jello filling make this homemade pie a favorite, refreshing dessert.
When it comes to berry pie recipes, Grandma’s Recipe for Strawberry Pie with Jello is at the top of the list for me.
We used to love it when Grandma would call us and tell us it was ready to eat!
This is her recipe for Strawberry Pie with Jello, and it was one of the first recipes I ever wrote down in my very own recipe book journal.
Why You’ll Love Grandma’s Recipe for Strawberry Pie with Jello
With an easy, no-roll crust and simple stovetop glaze make this one of the easiest pies you’ll ever bake. You can use your own strawberries from the garden or fresh ones from the store. Either way, this nostalgic recipe delivers every time.
Ingredients for old fashioned strawberry pie with jello:
For specific instructions and measurements, refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
This pie starts with a simple pat in crust made with butter (or margarine), milk, sugar, flour, and salt. Once it is cooled, sliced strawberries are added into the cooled crust. A simple glaze made of sugar, water, cornstarch, and strawberry jello powder is poured over the berries and then refrigerated until firm.
Step by step instructions for the no roll pie crust
1. – Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. (It will be slightly sticky.) 2.- Pat dough into a pie pan and press it up the sides. 3. Prick with a fork Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes, or slightly golden brown on the edges. Cool on wire rack.
How to make Strawberry Pie Glaze with Jello.
(Refer to the printable recipe card for specific instructions and measurments.)
1.Heat glaze ingredients together until the mixture starts to go clear. 2. Stir in a package of strawberrry jello powder. 3.Poor over sliced strawberries in cooled crust. 4. Chill in refrigerator until firm. 5. Slice & serve!
More tips for making Strawberry Pie with Jello:
- You can make this pie using a pre-made pie shell that you bake off if you prefer.
- This recipe also makes yummy strawberry pie tarts. Purchase pre-made tart shells, bake them, and put a small amount of strawberries and sauce in each one. Serve on cute wooden round platters and they will be a HIT at your next large group event or family reunion!
- The filling could also be used with a graham cracker crust instead of a traditional pie crust.
- If you need to make a dessert for a large crowd, double this recipe and place in a 9X13 dish and serve in squares.
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Grandma's Recipe for Strawberry Pie with Jello
When it comes to berry pie recipes, Grandma’s Recipe for Strawberry Pie with Jello is at the top of the list for me. It is bursting with fresh flavor, and using a simple no roll pie crust, it's easy to make, too!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup melted butter (or margarine)
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 1- 3 oz package strawberry jello powder
- 1 pint strawberries, sliced
Instructions
- To make the pie crust, mix the melted butter, milk, flour, 2 Tablespoons sugar, & salt together in a mixing bowl.
- Press dough into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch pie plate. Prick the dough with the tines of a fork and bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees, or until golden brown around the edges.Cool completely on a wire rack.
- While the pie crust is cooling, heat the water, 1 cup sugar, and cornstarch together in a saucepan until it becomes clear in color. Then add in the strawberry jello powder and stir until dissolved.
- Cool slightly and then pour over the sliced strawberries that have been placed in the cooled pie crust.
- Chill in the refrigerator until the glaze sets and the pie becomes firm. Slice and serve.
Here are some more strawberry recipes:
- Strawberry bread with crumble topping
- Vanilla Strawberry Cake is perfect for a special occasion.
- Strawberry buttermilk muffins are scrumptious for breakfast or brunch.
- This easy strawberry sauce recipe is perfect for dessert toppings and can even be frozen!
- This mary makes it easy pavlova is a beautiful dessert that isn’t difficult to make.
For more berry recipes:
- Old Fashioned Blackberry Jam (without pectin)
- The Best Ever Berry Muffins
For more pie recipes:
- Banana Cream Pie
- Homemade Tenderflake Pie Crust
- Lemon Meringue Pie
- Grasshopper Pie
- Cherry Pie with Canned Cherries
- And here are more desserts for a large crowd
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Is the flour in the pie crust plain or self rising?
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This looks delicious and quick and I can’t wIt to make it- especially the crust. I have a few questions. 1) Can you use sugar free Jello in this recipe? 2) One pint of strawberries doesn’t seem like much fruit for a whole pie. Have you ever used more strawberries? 3) Have you ever made this with other berries? Possible using unflavored gelatin if there is no corresponding Jello?
Hi there! Those are all great questions. I have never tried sugar free Jello for this recipe, but I’m sure it would work the same way. Feel free to use as many strawberries as you like – if the crust is too full, though, perhaps all your jello sauce won’t fit… That’s the only problem I could foresee. I’ve never made this with other berries, but I’m sure it would be delicious! I’ve never done anything with unflavored gelatin, so I don’t know how that would work. You’d have to add something to it to give it flavor.
I got this filling from some church ladies years ago and make it at least once when local strawberries are ripe! SO good!
My favourite variation is using fresh raspberries with raspberry jello. Fresh peach is also good with peach jello.
Don’t recommend using grape jello with fresh blueberries. Lol! It tasted confusing!
Yes! I remember TVs with antennaes and wall-rotary dial phones with party lines! Lol!
Your strawberry pie looks so fresh and delicious and easy to make! I love berry time! Thanks for sharing 😉