Strawberry Pie

One 9-inch pie shell:  graham cracker, chocolate crumb, or any you like.

Cream Cheese Mixture:                      

½ cup powdered sugar                                             

½ tsp. vanilla                                        

½ tsp. almond extract                          

3 oz. cream cheese                             

1 cup whipped cream        

Beat sugar, vanilla, almond extract and cream cheese until creamy.  Fold in whipped cream.  Spread in pie shell and cool.                    

Strawberry Mixture:

1 ½ cups juice or water

¾ cup sugar

2 Tbl. cornstarch

1 box (3 oz) strawberry Jello

1-2 qt. fresh strawberries 

Cook juice or water, sugar and cornstarch together.  Cook until thick. Add strawberry Jello and mix well.  Cool a little and add strawberry halves and cover well before pouring atop cream cheese mixture.  Keep refrigerated.