7-Up Strawberry Pie

Ingredients:
1 pt. fresh strawberries
1 baked pie crust
1 carton whipped topping or Reddi Whip
1 (10 oz.) bottle 7-Up
1 c. sugar
3 tbsp. cornstarch
1 1/2 tsp. red food color

Directions:
*Mix sugar and cornstarch in large saucepan

*Add 7-Up and cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes or until thickens and assumes a syrup like appearance

*Next add food color
*Place strawberries in baked pie crust
*Pour syrup over strawberries and refrigerate
*After syrup has completely jelled, top pie with whipped topping

~From the Kitchen of...Renee Shaw~