Strawberry Jello Pie

Strawberry Jello Pie starts with a homemade graham cracker crust, filled with fresh strawberries, and then covered in an easy strawberry jello mixture. Top this strawberry pie with whipped cream for a delicious dessert!

For more strawberry recipes, be sure and try my Easy Strawberry Cake, Chocolate Strawberry Cream Pie, and these Strawberry Waffles. 

Strawberry Jello Pie Recipe

A fresh strawberry pie with a graham cracker crust, and strawberry jello to hold it all together! This Jello Pie is always a hit. 

Whenever I see all the ripe, juicy strawberries at the store I instantly think of this pie. It’s so simple, but yet easy to make, and it’s a great way to use up strawberries. No need for a complicated homemade gelatin recipe, this one uses a box of strawberry jello.

Ingredients Needed

Here is the list of ingredients that you will need to make this recipe. 

• Graham Cracker Crust
  • Graham Crackers – You will need 12 graham crackers. Use a food processor to crush them into small crumbs, or put them inside a Ziploc bag and use a meat pounder (or something else heavy) to crush them. 
  • Ground Cinnamon – Just a little touch of ground cinnamon gives this graham cracker crust really great flavor. Feel free to omit this if wanted. 
  • Light Brown Sugar
  • Melted Butter
• Strawberry Jello Filling
  • Water
  • Granulated Sugar
  • Cornstarch
  • Strawberry Jello 
  • Lemon Juice – Fresh or bottled is fine. 
  • Cold Water
  • Fresh Strawberries – Make sure you rinse these well, take off the green stem part, and cut each strawberry into quarters. 

How To Make a Jello Pie With Strawberries

Learn how to make a fresh strawberry pie with the easy steps below. Be sure and read to the bottom of the post where there is a recipe card that you can print, and it has all the ingredients and detailed instructions. 

• Graham Cracker Crust : Combine all the graham cracker crust ingredients into a mixing bowl and stir together until it’s combined well. The mixture should resemble wet sand. Press firmly into a 9-inch pie dish. Bake for 10 minutes and allow to cool completely before proceeding with the strawberry filling.
• Strawberry Gelatin : Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Heat over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, and once it reaches a boil, immediately remove from the heat and pour it into a bowl. Whisk in the strawberry gelatin powder (from the box) until all the sugar is dissolved completely. Add the remaining cold water into the jello along with the lemon juice. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes. 
• Pie : Cut the strawberries and place some in a single layer on the bottom of the crust. Spoon some of the strawberry gelatin over them, trying to fill in all the gaps. Add another layer of strawberries and spoon gelatin over them and in the gaps. For the final layer, dip the remaining strawberries into the gelatin and place them on top of the pie. Take any extra and fill in the gaps in the pie. 
• Chill : Let the pie refrigerate for at least 8 hours, or overnight is preferred, before serving. 

Tips For Success

Here are a few of my helpful tips so that you can easily recreate this recipe, with success, in your own kitchen!

• Strawberries Falling Apart When You Cut Into It? : If this happens when you’re trying to slice and serve, there is a way to fix this! Stick the pie in the freezer, covered, for about 30-45 minutes. Take a non-serrated knife and run it under hot water, dry it, and then slice through the pie. Freezing the pie will make it easier to cut through the strawberries when slicing the pie. I never do this, because it still tastes the same, even if the strawberries are not perfectly cut in each slice. 
• Strawberry Jello : Do not use the sugar-free stuff. Use the regular, full sugar, strawberry Jello powder. No need to prepare it beforehand. Simply dump the dry contents from the package into the hot water mixture. 
• Refrigeration Time : I can promise you that this pie will not be ready in less than the 8 hours of refrigeration time. The pie needs time to set, thicken up, and for the gelatin to thicken up and adhere to the strawberries and crust. Plan ahead and don’t try to rush this. I prefer refrigerating the pie overnight, so it’s the perfect dessert to make ahead of time if needed.

Strawberry Jello Pie FAQ’s

• How To Store Leftovers
  • Store any leftover pie in the fridge (covered) for up to 5 days. 
  • I leave leftovers inside the pie plate and just cover the pie plate with tin foil or plastic wrap. 
• Can I Freeze a Fresh Strawberry Pie with Jello?
  • Yes you can freeze this pie. Prepare as directed, including the 8 hour refrigeration time. Then double wrap the pie in freezer-safe heavy duty tin foil, and freeze for up to 3 months. 
  • Thaw in the fridge overnight before serving. 
  • I will add that I don’t like freezing pie because the crust seems to get soft/wet once it’s thawed from frozen. But, if you don’t mind this, then this pie freezes great. 
• Substitutions
  • Graham Cracker Crust : To save time, use a Ready Crust Graham Cracker Crust, that you can buy at the store. This might not be as tall/thick as a homemade crust so you may not use all the gelatin, just watch it carefully and don’t overfill the crust. 
  • Cinnamon : I love the subtle hint of cinnamon in the crust but feel free to leave that out for whatever reason. 
  • Graham Crackers : I have always used the plain honey graham crackers but you can try using cinnamon graham crackers (omit ground cinnamon if using these) or the vanilla graham crackers. 
• How To Serve a Strawberry Pie
  • This pie is best served straight from the fridge, chilled. 
  • I think it tastes best when you top it with some homemade whupped cream OR make it really easy and use a spray can of whipped cream. Either one is delicious!
• Do I Have to Use a Food Processor to Make the Crust?
  • No, you don’t. The process photos show a food processor, but it’s not necessary. If you use a food processor, make sure that you don’t add the butter until it’s already mixed, and you can drizzle it in through the top of the processor. If mixing by hand (wooden spoon), simply add all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and stir until combined well. 

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