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Home Β» Baked Goods Β» Easy Gluten-Free Fresh Strawberry Pie

July 21, 2020 (last updated May 17, 2023)

Easy Gluten-Free Fresh Strawberry Pie

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Janet Harlow
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This easy gluten-free strawberry pie has an quick 3-ingredient graham cracker pie crust and a no-bake filling with fresh strawberries. The filling has a wonderful pop of orange flavor.

Be sure to check out my full line up of gluten-free pie recipes including my easy gluten-free fig pie with a no-bake filling, gluten-free s’mores pie and my gluten-free cherry pie.

overhead view of gluten-free strawberry pie with chocolate shavings, silver pie server and red and white napkin. Granite counter background.

Graham Cracker Pie Crust

This super easy crust will take you about 8 minutes to prepare and 7 minutes to bake. The best part is that it doesn’t need to be rolled out. Simply mix the graham cracker crumbs (or cookie crumbs) with butter and sugar and press it into the pan. If you can find ready made gluten-free cracker crumbs the pie crust will be super quick. For a traditional pie crust, here is my flaky gluten-free pie crust recipe.

overhead view of easy pie crust ingredients in pie pan on top of round wire rack and pale striped napkin - stack of graham crackers, butter and sugar in metal measuring cups. stick of butter in upper right

Some options for cookies are vanilla wafers, chocolate wafers, animal crackers, graham crackers and ginger snaps or any crunchy cookie.

You can also substitute salty crackers for the cookie crumbs which makes for an AMAZING sweet and salty pie crust. When I was out of cookies and crackers, I used some leftover matzah and it worked really well.

Close up of gluten-free fresh strawberry pie in graham cracker crust with shaved chocolate topping. White and red plaid napkin in background. Pie server on right.

Pie Filling

In this gluten-free strawberry pie I used fresh, sweet in-season strawberries so they didn’t need any sugar or glaze. But if they are not in season and the strawberries need a little extra sweetness, you can toss them with some sugar before putting them on the pie.

Frozen strawberries, when thawed tend to be pretty mushy and soggy. If you’re going to use frozen strawberries, let them thaw at room temperature and top the pie immediately before serving.

overhead view of sliced strawberries on cutting board with blue weathered wood background

This no-bake filling can be whipped up in minutes. The key is, that the cream cheese is at room temp otherwise the filling will be lumpy. Take it out of the fridge before you start the crust. Or, it can go in the microwave (put it on a plate without the foil wrapper) to take the chill off. Just be sure to do it in very short 6-7 second spurts or it will melt!

The ricotta should also be at room temp but heating it in the microwave is less tricky. Also do it in short spurts so it doesn’t get hot.

Pie Toppings

  • Chocolate is a wonderful pairing with strawberries. So top with shaved dark or bittersweet chocolate.
  • A drizzle of chocolate syrup or hot fudge would also be an amazing and beautiful topping.
  • For a PB&J vibe, heat 1/3 cup natural peanut butter and drizzle over the pie.
  • And of course the traditional whipped cream topping would be a great addition as well.
overhead of whole strawberry pie with silver pie server on stone background

Fast, Easy Fresh Gluten-Free Strawberry Pie

Author: Janet Harlow
Course: Baked Goods
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 9″ pie
This gluten-free strawberry pie recipe has a quick no-bake filling and a super easy 3 ingredient pie crust with graham cracker or cookie crumbs
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Additional Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

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Ingredients
  

Gluten-Free Pie Crust

  • 2 c gluten-free cookie crumbs1 about 6-7 oz
  • 5 Tbsp melted butter
  • 3 Tbsps sugar add 2 Tbsp if using salty crackers

Pie Filling

  • 4 oz cream cheese room temperature2
  • 1Β½ c part-skim ricotta cheese room temperature2
  • ΒΎ c + 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp orange liquer optional
  • 1 tsp orange extract
  • 1 lb fresh strawberries
  • 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 Tbsps chocolate shavings

Instructions
 

  • Remove the ricotta cheese and cream cheese from the fridge to bring to room temp.

Make the Pie Crust

  • Pre-heat the oven to 350Β°
  • I used 3/4 of a bag of Mi-Del Gluten-Free Arrowroot Cookies. You can use any plain vanilla gluten-free cookies.Β  Grind them to fine crumbs in the food processor. If you don’t have a food processor, put them in a zip top bag. Place a towel over the bag and roll over it with a rolling-pin.
  • Transfer the crumbs to a bowl, stir in the sugar.
  • Add the melted butter and stir well. It will not come together completely, that’s ok.
  • Transfer the mixture into an 8β€³ pie pan. Start at the middle and press the crumbs down on the bottom of the pan and then up the sides.
  • Bake for 5 minutes, then set it aside to cool. Turn off the oven, baking is done!

Make the Pie Filling

  • Rinse the strawberries and cut off the stems. Spread them out on an absorbent towel to air dry.
  • Use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese and confectioners sugar. Start on low speed to avoid a sugar spray. Once it’s somewhat combined turn up the speed and mix until smooth.
  • Add the ricotta cheese, orange liqueur and extract and beat until smooth.
  • Pour the filling into the cooled crust and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour. If making the pie ahead of time, save this step for no more than an hour before serving.
  • Pick out four large strawberries that are the same or close in size. Cut those four into 4 wedges for the outside edge of the pie. Cut the remaining into round slices about ΒΌβ€³ thick.
  • If your strawberries are very sweet, you can skip this step. Place the slices only, (not the wedges), into a small bowl, sprinkle with 1 Tbsp granulated sugar and stir.
  • Frame the outside edge of the pie with the strawberry wedges. Place the sliced strawberries in the center. Top with shaved dark chocolate.

Notes

  1. Mi-Del has a line of gluten-free cookies that are perfect for the pie crust. Pick your favorite flavor: Ginger Snaps, Cinnamon Snaps, Animal Cookies and more.
  2. If you want to quickly bring the cream cheese to room temp, cut it in slices and microwave on a plate in 6-7 second increments until it’s softened , but not melting. For the ricotta cheese, place on a plate and microwave for 15-20 seconds.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 568kcalCarbohydrates: 73gProtein: 8gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 321mgFiber: 3gSugar: 52g
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