Strawberry Pie with Margarita Glaze

The fresh strawberries are so sweet right now, and

I always crave a fresh strawberry pie this time of

year.  I just love the tang of the berries with a sweet

glaze, and I created a new glaze that had my mouth

singing.

We have strawberries growing in the garden,

but they are just flowering, so these strawberries

were from the store, but with this glaze they 

didn't disappoint.

Fresh Strawberry Pie with Margarita Glaze Recipe

9 inch baked pie shell - make your favorite, I did a an Oreo

Cookie Crust

7 C. strawberries (the large container from Costco

made two pies)

2 T. cornstarch

3/8 C. white sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/8 tsp. almond (because I like a hint of almond in everything)

3 T. Strawberry Margarita Mix - the liquid in the quart

bottle used for making Strawberry Margaritas.  Ours is by the

soda pop section.

Slice 6 C. of strawberries and place them in a large

bowl.  Chop 1 C. strawberries and place them in

a blender or food processor with the sugar and

cornstarch.  Blend until smooth.  Remove and place

in a small saucepan.  On medium heat, bring to a boil

and cook until thick.  It is going to be pretty thick.  Remove

from heat and add the vanilla, almond, and Strawberry

Margarita mix.  This will thin the mix down.  Let cool.

Toss berries in the glaze and place in your pie shell.

Pile them high and decoratively place a few in

the center in a circle.

Refrigerate and serve with whipped cream, ice

cream or plain.  

The extra tang of the Strawberry Margarita Mix made

the best glaze I have ever had on a fresh strawberry

pie.

 I ended up making two pies.  One I made with sliced

berries, and the other I made with whole berries.

We ate both of them, but there just wasn't enough glaze

on the one with whole berries to satisfy my sweet tooth!

Give me more surface to put this yummy glaze

on!  We were licking our plates.  

Grab some fresh strawberries, while they are sweet

and fabulous, and make a pie.

"Cut my pie into four pieces, I don't think I could eat eight!"

Yogi Berra

I will be posting this with

Dishing it and Digging it