[2] This beauty is a no-bake strawberry cream pie. Here’s the recipe (photo © Wife Mama Foodie).

[3] How about a strawberry and chocolate cream pie? Here’s the recipe (photo © Food 52).

[4] We’ve never had a roasted strawberries. In this pie, the strawberries are roasted in the oven. Here’s the recipe (photo © Delicious Australia).

[5] Beyond cream pie: a strawberry shortcake made with a pound cake loaf. Here’s the recipe (photo © The Baker Chick).

[6] Boozy strawberry shortcake with Baileys Irish Cream. Here’s the recipe (photo © Baileys).

[7] Strawberry ice pops in rosé wine. Here’s the recipe (photo © California Strawberries).

[8] Beyond the biscuit: a strawberry shortcake layer cake (photo © Japan Recipe Tin Eats).

[9] Pork tenderloin with balsamic strawberries. Here’s the recipe (photo © Southern Living).

[10] Souffle omelet with balsamic strawberries. Here’s the recipe (photo © California Strawberries).

A cream pie is a plain pastry or crumb pastry shell with a pudding or pudding-like filling.

Butterscotch, chocolate, frangipane and vanilla are most common, as are banana cream pie, coconut cream pie, strawberry or raspberry cream pie.

What’s the difference between cream pie and creme pie?

Just the spelling.

Creme is an Americanization of the French word for cream, crème (pronounced KREHM), most likely adapted in the U.S. to make the dish sound more special.

But why mispronounce another language’s word for cream? Unless it’s a French recipe, such as Coeur à la Crème, stick to “cream.”

And celebrate the day by making this delicious strawberry cream pie recipe, courtesy of the California Milk Advisory Board.

You can substitute your berry of choice: blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, etc.

There are more than 70 additional strawberry recipes below—beverages, desserts, sweet snacks and savory foods.
 
 
RECIPE: STRAWBERRY CREAM PIE

Ingredients For 8 Servings

For The Crust

 
For The Filling

 
Preparation

1. PREHEAT the oven to 350°F.

2. MIX the flour and powdered sugar together. Add the butter. Mix together and press the mixture into a 9-inch deep dish pie plate. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned then let cool.

3. COMBINE the sugar, salt and cornstarch in medium size saucepan. Slowly whisk in the milk until smooth. Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute, then remove from the heat.

4. STIR a small amount of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks. Pour it back into the pan and cook for 2 minutes more, without letting the mixture boil. Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla; fold in sour cream. Cover and cool to lukewarm.

5. LINE the pie shell with the sliced strawberries and pour the filling over the berries. Chill well before cutting into wedges. Makes 8 servings.
 
> See many more delicious recipes from the California Milk Advisory Board.

> Also check out this raspberry cream pie recipe (National Raspberry Cream Pie Day is August 1st).
 

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