1970's French Strawberry Pie

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup cornstarch 
• 4 ounce cream cheese softened
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream 
• 1 9-inch shortbread pie crust prepared
• 4 cup strawberries fresh
• 1 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan

Directions

1. Beat cream cheese and 1 tablespoon heavy cream together in a bowl.
2. Spread into bottom of pie crust. Arrange about 2 cups quartered strawberries onto cream cheese layer.
3. Mix 2 cups mashed strawberries, 1 cup sugar, and cornstarch in a saucepan; cook over medium heat until slightly reduced and thickened, about 10 minutes. Cool completely.
4. Pour cooled strawberry mixture over strawberry layer in pie crust. Chill in refrigerator until set, 2 hours.
5. Beat 1 cup heavy cream, 2 tablespoons sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
6. Spread over cooled pie.