Dessert for 8

No-Bake Strawberry Pie

Name: No-Bake Strawberry Pie
Total time: 395 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 9 cups fresh strawberries; 3 tbsp cornstarch; 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 2/3 cup water; 3 oz strawberry jell-o; 6 tbsp butter; 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs; 1/4 cup granulated sugar

$11.12for 4395 minServes 8

A crumb crust holds fresh strawberries coated in a lemony strawberry gelatin filling that chills until firm.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Berries, 48 oz$0.40/oz typical	48 oz	$19.20Typical price
	Juice, 0.5 oz$0.04/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.02Typical price
	Butter, 3 oz$0.40/oz typical	3 oz	$1.20Typical price
	Crackers, 6 oz$0.22/oz typical	6 oz	$1.32Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$22.24

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

395 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
8servings as written
$$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Budget Desserts No-cook Spring Summer

Typical price

$2.78 per serving$11.12 for 4

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Ingredients

9 cups fresh strawberries
3 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup water
3 oz strawberry jell-o
6 tbsp butter
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup granulated sugar

Steps

Melt the butter, stir in graham cracker crumbs and sugar, then press the mixture into a 9-inch pie plate.
Chill the crust for 20 minutes while preparing the filling.
Whisk water, cornstarch, sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan, heat over medium heat until thick, and stir in the gelatin.
Cool the gelatin mixture for 10 minutes, then fold in 3 cups sliced strawberries.
Spoon the filling into the crust, arrange the remaining strawberries on top, and chill for at least 6 hours.