No-Sugar-Added Fresh Strawberry Pie
Fresh strawberry pie is just one of the many reasons that I love strawberry season in Georgia. This no-sugar-added strawberry pie recipe is easy to make, too!
Make sure you use fresh, ripe, sweet berries for this dessert recipe. It will enhance the flavor. You’ll never know that this dessert has no refined sugars and is made with a zero-calorie natural sugar alternative. This dessert works great in a low-carb diet using a grain-free crust!
I love the regular and gluten-free ready-made pie crusts from Wholly Wholesome. Their traditional crust is what I used for this recipe. You can find this brand in the organic freezer section of most grocery stores. If you have a favorite homemade pie crust recipe, that’s perfect too.
I love Whole Earth sweetener and use it in a lot of my baking recipes these days. It’s sweet, flavorful, natural, and doesn’t alter the taste of foods or leave a weird aftertaste (like some artificial sweeteners…bleh!) I encourage you to try baking with it if you haven’t already. It’s made with a blend of erythritol, stevia leaf extract, and monk fruit extract.
If you want to stick with a traditional version, feel free to substitute sugar for the Whole Earth sweetener in this recipe. I have recipe-tested this strawberry pie with the Whole Earth sweetener with great results. My family gobbled it up! Don’t skip the whipped cream, even if you go with a sugar-free Redi Whip for convenience. It’s the perfect compliment for this no-bake strawberry pie.
My fresh strawberry pie started with these gorgeous, freshly picked berries from Southern Belle Farm in Georgia.
How beautiful are these strawberry fields?! It’s been a fun tradition in our family to pick seasonal berries at local farms.
How To Make A No-Sugar-Added Fresh Strawberry Pie
Recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour
Ingredients You’ll Need:
1 ready-made pie crust, baked and cooled
8 cups fresh strawberries, stems removed, gently rinsed and patted dry with paper towels
1/2 cup Whole Earth sweetener (or 2/3 cup if using sugar)
3 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tbsp water
1 tsp orange zest
1/2 tsp salt
Directions:
First zest the orange, slice in half, and juice. You’ll only need 2 tbsp of the juice for the recipe.
Wash and hull all the berries and pat dry.
Slice berries into fourths (around 1/2′ pieces). Place 1/4 of the strawberries in a saucepan and set the rest aside.
Using a potato masher, thoroughly mash the strawberries in the saucepan.
Next, mix the mashed strawberries, orange juice, zest, water, cornstarch, sweetener and salt.
Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until the mixture has cooked down and thickened. It will become gel-like, resembling the texture of jam. This process only takes about 3-5 minutes. Take off the heat and set aside.
Stir the cooked strawberry mixture with the remaining berries until thoroughly mixed and pour into the cooked pie shell.
Enjoy right away, slightly warm, or refrigerate for 4 hours until filling is set. Garnish with fresh mint and homemade whipped cream, if desired (see below for recipe). Store in the refrigerator. Best if eaten within 2-3 days. However, I don’t think that will be a problem. 😉
How To Make Homemade Whipped Cream For Fresh Strawberry Pie
Ingredients You’ll Need:
3 cups heavy whipping cream
1 tbsp Whole Earth sweetener (or sugar)
2 tsp vanilla extract
Combine in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat just until stiff peaks form. Serve on top of the pie with a garnish of fresh mint, if desired.
If you make this fresh strawberry pie, I’d love for you to tag me on Instagram @ameessavorydish! I love seeing your creations!
Best Ever No Sugar Added Fresh Strawberry Pie
Ingredients
- 1 ready-made pie crust baked and cooled or your favorite pie crust recipe
- 8 cups fresh strawberries stems removed, gently rinsed and patted dry with paper towels
- 1/2 cup Whole Earth sweetener or 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tsp fresh orange zest
- 1/2 tsp salt
- For Homemade Whipped Cream:
- 1 tbsp Whole Earth sweetener or superfine sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- First zest the orange, slice in half and juice. You'll only need 2 tbsp of the juice for the recipe.
- Wash and hull all the berries and pat dry.
- Slice berries into fourths (around 1/2' pieces).
- Place 1/4 of the strawberries in a saucepan and set the rest aside.
- Using a potato masher, thoroughly mash the strawberries in the saucepan.
- Next, mix the mashed strawberries, orange juice, zest, water, cornstarch, sweetener, and salt.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until mixture has cooked down and thickened. It will become gel-like, resembling the texture of jam. This process only takes about 3-5 minutes. Take off heat and set aside.
- Combine cooked berry mixture with remaining berries until thoroughly mixed.
- Pour strawberries into cooked pie shell and serve warm or refrigerate for a couple of hours to set.
- Make the whipped cream by combining the heavy cream, tbsp of Whole Earth sweetener and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer.
- Beat just until stiff peaks form.
- Garnish pie with fresh mint and homemade whipped cream, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
*This post has been updated in August 2019 from the original post published in May 2013.
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Trying this today…wondering when to add in the zest? That step id not mentioned. Planning to incorporate at the time I add in the juice from the orange.
Thank you for catching that! It goes in the cooked mixture with the orange juice. I just made the update and added it into the steps. I hope that you enjoyed the pie. 🙂
Hi, You’re recipe instructions steps 6 and 7 need to be swapped. Luckily, I have made strawberry glaze pie before, so I knew something was wrong when following the recipe as written. Otherwise, it would have been a gross mess. Looking forward to the finished product for Mother’s Day dessert. Thanks for the no sugar recipe!
Thank you for catching that error!! It was right in the post copy, but I had it switched in the recipe card. I SO appreciate you! I hope that you enjoyed it!