Strawberry Cream Pie

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup butter melted
• 4 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened ()
• 1.3 cups graham cracker crumbs 
• 4 cups strawberries fresh divided
• 3 oz jell-o strawberry flavor gelatin 
• 2 Tbsp sugar 
• 0.8 cup water boiling
• 2.5 cups cool whip whipped topping divided thawed

Equipment

• bowl
• whisk

Directions

1. Combine graham crumbs, sugar and butter; press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Refrigerate until ready to use.
2. Add boiling water to gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Beat cream cheese in large bowl with whisk until creamy. Gradually whisk in gelatin until blended.
3. Place bowl in larger bowl filled with ice water.
4. Let stand 5 to 8 min. or until gelatin is thickened, whisking occasionally.
5. Reserve 4 large strawberries for garnish; chop remaining berries.
6. Add 1-1/2 cups COOL WHIP to gelatin mixture; whisk until blended. Stir in chopped strawberries. Refrigerate 20 min. or until thick enough to mound; pour into crust. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
7. Spread remaining COOL WHIP onto top of pie to within 1 inch of edge.
8. Cut reserved strawberries in half; use to garnish pie.