High Altitude Strawberry Pie Recipe – No Bake Filling
Make a delicious pie filled with ripe strawberries, perfect for spring or summer. Enjoy sweet strawberries in a golden, flaky pie crust with a large dollop of cool whip on top. Delight in a fresh strawberry pie after you enjoy dinner in the fresh mountain air.
This pie is fresh and light with the perfect balance of sweetness. The strawberry pie filling doesn’t require baking so the pie is chilled which makes it absolutely perfect for a hot summer night. This high altitude strawberry pie is the perfect way to finish off a beautiful day spent in the mountains.
This strawberry pie recipe is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE pie. My mom made it for me on every birthday. When I moved to Colorado at 8,000 feet of elevation in 2017, I tried making my mom’s recipe and it was completely runny, like watery strawberry soup. I was devastated! It took me six attempts at adjusting ingredients to get perfect strawberry pie at high altitude. So don’t let high altitudes and a decrease in boiling point prevent you from making strawberry pie, instead enjoy this perfect recipe!
Recommended tools:
9″ pie plate – I like to use a glass pie plate so I can check the color of the pie crust
Small saucepan
Medium bowl – check out my favorite set of glass mixing bowls below, I use them for ALL of my cooking and baking
Measuring cups and spoon
High Altitude Strawberry Pie ingredients:
Fresh strawberries – the strawberries should be diced or quartered
Tip: don’t use frozen strawberries as they will add too much liquid to the filling
Corn starch – thickens fruit pies to ensure there are no soggy bottoms or runny pie filling
Sugar – adds the perfect kiss of sweetness
Cold water – mixed with the cornstarch and jello to create the perfect filling consistency
Strawberry jello – helps the filling set up by adding extra strawberry flavor
Pie crust – use a homemade pie crust or store-bought crust that has been blind baked. Check out my favorite pie crust recipe that turns out a flaky crust, even at high altitude.
See the recipe card at the end of the post for the full ingredients list and instructions.
How to make strawberry pie:
1. Make the filling
Add the cold water, corn starch, and sugar to a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir frequently and bring the mixture to a boil. The mixture will thicken very quickly once it starts boiling.
Tip: do not add the cornstarch and sugar after the water has started boiling
Remove the pan from the heat and add the jello.
2. Add the strawberries
Combine the strawberries and the filling mixture in a medium bowl. Allow the strawberry mixture to cool completely in the refrigerator.
3. Fill the prepared pie crust
The pie dough should be blind baked in a pie pan and cooled to room temperature. Fill the pie crust with the cooled strawberry mixture to the top of the pie crust.
4. Enjoy!
Slice the pie and enjoy!
Ingredient variation:
Strawberry pie with graham cracker crust and cool whip – don’t want to mess with baking a pie crust? No worries, use a premade graham cracker crust from the grocery store to enjoy the sweetness of the strawberries without any extra bake time.
Cool whip – add cool whip to the top of the pie for an extra sweet treat
Try these other delicious desserts:
Strawberry Fluff Recipe with Jell-O and Cool Whip
Rich and Fudgy Chocolate Espresso Brownies
Delicious Fudgy Chocolate Cookies with 3 Ingredients
Flaky Pie Crust – 4 Ingredients
Best High Altitude Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
FAQs:
Is strawberry pie filling gluten free?
This high altitude strawberry pie filling is gluten free. For those with Celiac make sure to use corn starch that has not been made in a facility with gluten. Use a gluten free pie crust for a delicious gluten free strawberry pie.
Can strawberry pie be frozen? OR Can strawberry pie filling be frozen?
Sadly no. Freezing this strawberry pie will cause the gelatin to change consistency. The smooth, soft pie filling will change to a grainy, chewy texture.
Why is my strawberry pie runny?
A runny strawberry pie could be caused by 2 different things:
- The filling was not boiled long enough to thicken up
- More jello and cornstarch are needed
Tip: If you are making this pie at a higher altitude than 8,000 feet increase the jello and cornstarch by adding 1/2 tablespoon at a time.
Does strawberry pie need to be refrigerated?
Yes. Strawberry pie should be stored in the refrigerator. Leftover pie should be eaten within 5 days. Make note that the bottom crust will start to become soggy as the liquid can start to leak from the strawberries.
Fresh Strawberry Pie
For anyone making this AMAZING pie not at high altitude (or as we call you “flatlanders”) use the following ingredient amounts:
- 1 cup cold water
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons strawberry jello
- 2 cups strawberries – diced
High Altitude Strawberry Pie Recipe – No Bake Filling
Ingredients
- 1 cup cold water
- 4 tablespoons corn starch
- 2/3 cup white sugar
- 3 tablespoons strawberry jello
- 2 cups strawberries – diced
- 1 cooked pie crust
Instructions
- Add the cold water, corn starch, and sugar to a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir frequently and bring the mixture to a boil. The mixture will thicken very quickly once it starts boiling.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the jello.
- Combine the strawberries and the filling mixture in a medium bowl. Allow the strawberry mixture to cool completely in the refrigerator.
- Fill the pie crust with the cool strawberry mixture to the top of the pie crust.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
If you make this delicious High Altitude Strawberry Pie leave a comment below and let me know how they turned out. If you have any questions, post them below and I would love to help you out.