No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Pie

•9 inch graham cracker crust

•8 oz cream cheese, softened

•3  1/2 cups Cool Whip, divided

•3/4 cups diced strawberries

•zest from 1 lime

•juice from 1/2 lime

•1/4 cup sugar

•1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

•1 tsp vanilla extract (I used my homemade vanilla extract)

•fresh  strawberries for garnish

Directions

1.Beat the softened cream cheese with the sugar, zest and lime juice until smooth and creamy.

2.Add condensed milk and beat until thickened, about 2 minutes.

3.Remove one cup of cream cheese mixture and spread into the bottom of the pie crust.

4.Fold 1 cup of Cool Whip into the remaining cream cheese filling until the Cool Whip is completely combined with the filling.

5.Fold the diced strawberries in.

6.Spread the filling over the first layer of cream cheese filling in the pie crust.

7.Spread the remaining 2 1/2 cups of Cool Whip over the strawberry cheesecake filling, mounding slightly in the center.

8.Refrigerate over night.

9.Before serving garnish the pie top with more fresh Florida strawberries.

10.Makes 8 servings.