Crustless Fresh Strawberry Pie

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🍓🍓🥧 This Crustless Strawberry Pie is FAST, super EASY, no-mixer dessert that’s perfect for summer entertaining, picnics, or potlucks! Somewhere in between pie, cake, and blondies is what you get with this FABULOUS recipe! Take advantage of those FRESH strawberries!

Crustless Fresh Strawberry Pie in glass pie dish.

After I (accidentally) bought 5 pounds of strawberries that were on sale, I needed to make a dessert with all those berries. I figured this crustless strawberry pie would be a winner and it was.

This baked no-crust strawberry pie is a super easy, no-mixer dessert that’s perfect for last minute summer entertaining. It’s the type of strawberry pie you’d bring to a potluck or picnic to share. Casual but so tasty.

No pie crust is needed, and you save those empty pie crust calories for a better use. Like for another slice of this pie. And you don’t have to break out your mixer either, which is always nice.

Love Crustless Pie Recipes?

I’ve made so many crustless pies over the years, and they’ve all been winners! If you love this strawberry version, try my Crustless Apple Pie, Crustless Blueberry Pie, Crustless Cranberry Pie, or Crustless Pumpkin Pie next!

slice of Crustless Fresh Strawberry Pie on white plate with fresh berries.

Crustless Strawberry Pie Ingredients 

For this easy strawberry pie recipe, you’ll need: 

  • Granulated sugar
  • All-purpose flour
  • Salt
  • Unsalted butter
  • Eggs
  • Vanilla extract
  • Almond extract
  • Fresh strawberries

Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.

Crustless Fresh Strawberry Pie in glass pie dish surrounded by fresh berries.

How to Make No-Crust Strawberry Pie

Making a strawberry pie without a crust is so much easier than making a classic strawberry pie! Here are the basic recipe steps:

  1. To a large bowl, add some of the sugar, flour, and salt, then whisk to combine. 
  2. To a microwave-safe bowl, add the butter and heat to melt. Add the eggs, as well as the vanilla and almond extracts, and whisk to combine.
  3. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry and stir to combine. Fold in the fresh berries.
  4. Turn the mixture out into greased 9-inch pie dish. Sprinkle a few more strawberries over the top, pressing them lightly into the batter.
  5. Bake the crustless strawberry pie until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. I prefer to under bake slightly (35 minutes) for a more gooey center, but bake it however long you see fit! Serve topped with whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Tip

This strawberry pie will need to cool completely before you can serve it. If you cut into it while it’s still warm, the pie will be too gooey and won’t hold its shape. 

Crustless Fresh Strawberry Pie in glass pie dish with slice missing.

Recipe FAQs

Should I Measure Strawberries Before or After Slicing Them? 

I’d wait to measure the berries until after you’ve halved or quartered them. However, this isn’t an ‘exact science’ kind of recipe, so if you have slightly more (or less) berries than the recipe calls for that’s fine! 

Can I Substitute Stevia for the Sugar? 

Without having tried it myself, I can’t say for sure whether Stevia would work in this recipe. If you do make this strawberry pie recipe with Stevia and it turns out well, please leave me a comment below so I can share your results with other readers! 

Can I Use Frozen Strawberries? 

I have only ever used fresh berries in this strawberry pie recipe, so I can’t comment on how frozen will work. My hunch is that frozen strawberries would be okay, but if you’re going that route I advise not thawing the berries first and just adding them straight from the freezer to the batter and baking. You will also need to bake it longer since they are frozen and it will take longer for the internal temperature of the pie to rise.

Can I Use Other Berries in This Crustless Pie? 

Most definitely! I already have a Crustless Cranberry Pie and a Crustless Blueberry Pie on my blog, but feel free to experiment with other fruits too. Peaches, nectarines, mangos, plums, pluots, pears, or raspberries are all fruits that I’m sure would work nicely.

Can I Use Gluten-Free Flour?

Yes, this recipe should work just fine using a 1:1 gluten-free baking flour but I haven’t personally tested it. However, do NOT use a flour alternative like almond flour which I am quite certain will not work.

What Is the texture of crustless strawberry pie like?

I wouldn’t call the texture of this fresh strawberry pie totally pie-like, but it’s not as light as cake. It’s somewhere in between a cake and a blondie, with a little bit of the gooiness of pie is where it falls. The edges are chewier with a more tender and gooey interior. 

The ingredients and ratios are very similar in this pie and in my no-fail blondies recipe except that the pie recipe has granulated sugar and 2 eggs, whereas blondies have brown sugar and 1 egg.

slice of Crustless Fresh Strawberry Pie on white plate.

Storage Instructions

At room temperature: Pie will keep airtight at room temp for up to 5 days. You can refrigerate it, but I don’t.

In the freezer: Seal the pie tightly (either with plastic wrap or in a freezer bag) and freeze for up to 3 months. You can freeze the entire pie or individual slices.

Recipe Video Tutorial

4.64 from 270 votes

Crustless Fresh Strawberry Pie

By Averie Sunshine
🍓🍓 FAST, super EASY, no-mixer dessert that’s perfect for summer entertaining, picnics, or potlucks!! Somewhere in between pie, cake, and blondies is what you get with this FABULOUS recipe! Take advantage of those FRESH strawberries!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Cooling Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 9

Ingredients 

  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, or to taste
  • ½ to 1 teaspoon almond extract, or to taste
  • 2 cups plus 1/4 cup fresh strawberries, divided, halved or quartered depending on size of the berry*

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 9-inch round pie dish very well with cooking spray; set aside. I used a glass pie dish; baking times may vary if using metal.
  • To a large bowl, add 1 cup sugar, flour, salt, and whisk to combine; set aside.
  • To a medium microwave-safe bowl, add the butter and heat on high power to melt, about 45 seconds. Wait momentarily before adding the eggs so you don’t scramble them.
  • Ad the eggs, extracts, and whisk to combine.
  • Pour the wet mixture over the dry and stir to combine; don’t overmix.
  • Add 2 cups strawberries and stir to combine; batter is very thick.
  • Turn mixture out into prepared pie dish, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula.
  • Evenly sprinkle 1/4 cup strawberries over the top, pressing them lightly into the batter.
  • Evenly sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar over the top and bake for about 34 to 39 minutes, or until edges are set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs but no batter. I prefer to underbake slightly (35 minutes) for a more gooey center but it’s personal preference and since all ovens, climates, and berries vary, watch your pie and not the clock.
  • Allow pie to cool in pie dish on a wire rack before slicing and serving. Optionally serve with whipped topping or ice cream. Pie will keep airtight at room temp for up to 5 days.

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Notes

Strawberries – I have only made with fresh fruit and cannot comment on using frozen. You may use other types of fruit. Read the FAQs in the blog post for more ideas and info.
Recipe adapted from my Crustless Blueberry Pie

Nutrition

Serving: 1, Calories: 253cal, Carbohydrates: 35g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.4g, Cholesterol: 63mg, Sodium: 160mg, Potassium: 82mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 24g, Vitamin A: 372IU, Vitamin C: 19mg, Calcium: 16mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Originally posted June 14, 2019 and republished June 14, 2024 with updated text.

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  1. 5 stars
    This is a super easy recipe and takes very little time to prepare. I made it twice once with strawberries and another with mixed fruit. It’s fabulous light and not too sweet perfect desert with you need something quick for unexpected guests.

    1. Thanks for the 5 star review, Margie, and that’s lovely that you’ve made this with strawberries and then with mixed fruit and with success with them all!

  2. 5 stars
    Made this a few times, it always turns out good. Absolutely divine to substitute with plums but it’s very messy.

    1. Thanks for the 5 star review, Bing, and I’m so glad to hear you’ve made this a few times with great results and plums is a good idea – most any stone fruit or berries will work with this base recipe.

    1. Thanks for trying the recipe and the 5 star review, Robert, and I’m so glad to hear this turned out great!