Strawberry Pie w/No-roll Crust

Recipe for Strawberry Pie w/No-roll Crust

Wondering what to do with all those luscious, juicy, and - at this time of year - oh so affordable strawberries?? Make a pie that your family will LOVE! It's quick and easy, but it looks and tastes like you spent all day in the kitchen.
:-)

Shopping List:
2 quarts of strawberries.
White Sugar or Agave Nectar
Cornstarch

For the crust:
Flour
Vegetable Oil
Salt

Preheat oven to 475 degrees

Make the crust first (skip this step, if using a pre-made crust) by mixing:
1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup vegetable oil
Mix together with fork
Add 2 Tbsp cold water - one at a time - until well-mixed
Form a ball, then press into an ungreased pie pan to form your crust
Poke a few holes in the bottom of the crust with a fork
Place pie crust in 475 oven for 10-12 minutes
Remove/cool

Filling:
Take 1/2 of the cleaned strawberries (the best looking 1/2 of course!) and place, whole, in the pie crust with the small end pointing up.

Place the other 1/2 of the berries in a food processor (or you can cross-cut with two knives by hand using a small bowl) and pulse it with:
3/4 cup sugar (or 1/2 cup agave nectar)
3 Tbsp cornstarch
3/4 cup water (or 1/2 cup if using agave)

Transfer pulsed mixture to sauce pan and heat on med-high until bubbly. Stir constantly to keep it smooth for 3-8 mins, until it thickens.

Gently pour into pie crust, being sure to cover each strawberry.

Let it set in refrigerator for 2-5 hours until set.

Options:
Melt some vegan chocolate chips in the microwave and "paint" the pie shell before placing the berries.

Add other berries to the mix - blueberries, blackberries, etc.

Add sliced banana

Enjoy! :-)