Strawberry Pie

Today we had a birthday luncheon for our church secretary Mrs. Corinne. It was an only-ladies party and we had such a fun time. Our associate pastor's wife made a super yummy lunch! I was supposed to bring a dessert that had something to do with strawberries. I immediately knew I wanted to make strawberry pie. My grandma made this for us when I was in high school and I loved it. I made it for the first time when my in-laws came for their first visit after Blake and I were married. Instead of condensed milk...I used evaporated milk and it didn't set. My father law and mother in law sweetly sipped their strawberry "soup" from a bowl with a spoon and told me that they still thought it was delicious. Thankfully, today it set quite well! I posted the recipe for any of my numerous readers who would like to try ;) Don't forget... CONDENSED milk!!

Ingredients:

2 - 3oz. pkgs. of strawberry jello
2 1/2 cups of hot water
16 oz. frozen strawberries
8 oz. cream cheese
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 - 13 oz. can of condensed milk
2 10 inch deep dish graham cracker crust pie shells

Directions:

Dissolve Jello in hot water. Let it cool slightly then pour it into a blender with the frozen strawberries and blend until smooth. In another bowl, mix cream cheese and sugar. Add the condensed milk and mix. Stir in jello mix and pour into pie shells. Let set in fridge for several hours. Add sliced strawberries and cool whip to each piece before serving.

Hope this makes sense!