No-Bake Fresh Strawberry Pie

I followed this recipe exactly as written, with the exception that i used store bought crust to save time. It was terrible. It was literally like eating cool whip spread into pie crust. In fact that's exactly what it was. Based on the reviews, I put it into the freezer to hold better, and it held the weight of the strawberry topping, but the filling was just so disappointing. I made it for a dinner party and I was totally embarrassed after the first bite. It did not go over we'll and I ended up throwing half of the pie away. The topping is the one exception. The strawberries and glaze were delicious. I will use this part of the recipe as a cake topper on a chocolate layer cake perhaps.

This was super easy to make and turned out great! I served it the same day I made it so cannot speak to the crumbly mess people saw the day after (it was devoured at a cookout). Ours held-up well the day of. I didn't have Chambord on hand so I substituted water for the chambord and used raspberry jam instead of strawberry to still have a little of the raspberry flavor. I found the cream cheese filling was substantial enough to hold up the berries and my filling was nice and smooth after folding in the whipped topping gently (took a few minutes to fold in smoothly, but it did work). Maybe try thawing the whipped topping in the fridge or using a different brand next time if yours didn't turn out. I have no complaints and will definitely be making this many, many more times!

Be prepared to eat this IMMEDIATELY b/c it turns to total MUSH. I bought lucious fresh organic berries, about 3/4 inch -- so sweet and juicy. The filling was tasty like a cheesecake. Used store-bought oreo crust. But boy did it collapse fast. After 2 hours, I froze it to keep it from total mush --- but then it was too frozen when serving. Would substitute another berry that doesn't break down as messily....

This pie was absolutely delicious, and yes, worthy of a special occasion. It was delightful to pull it out of the freezer to dish up to my appreciative in-laws on a 100 degree day. That being said, here are a few comments. The crust was my favorite part! If you are tempted to cheat and use a store-bought one, resist! Those chocolate wafers with an entire bittersweet chocolate bar melted into it was so rich and divine. I'm a little afraid of cool-whip, but using whipping cream would of defeated the purpose of a lighter dessert, so I stayed with the recipe as written and it was very good. The strawberry mix on top...to keep it special you really have to have the Chambourd. I balked at spending $20+ dollars on a bottle to use 1 T. for a recipe and was going to skip it, but I asked at my liquor store and they had a mini-bottle behind the counter that I bought for $4.00, and will be enough for me to make this several times. Make it as written for an outstanding summertime dessert!

Super easy and very delicious! I skipped the Chambord and included blueberries along with strawberries. Also I used a store-bought Oreo cookie crust. It was a huge hit!