Lulu's Strawberry Dream Pie

"Let's make a new one mama what do you say? I love you when you let me pick out the name... sugar... and butter... and flour... and mother... I think today we'll start with strawberry cream... I'm calling this one Lulu's Strawberry Dream..." -Lulu's Pie Song

 This is one of my favorite songs of the show. I was heartbroken Jessie's version of the song didn't make it onto the cast album, but thank god we have Sara's version to listen to on repeat. All day. This song is magical and  beautiful. And also short but sweet. Just like this pie. 

This pie completely captures the essence of Lulu. The hopes, innocence, and love for Jenna she has. It tastes like sweet fresh cream with just enough hints of strawberry throughout.
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This pie is Strawberry Cream at its core, but has a few tricks up its sleeves that set it apart. It's also so easy to put together and would be perfect to bake with kids. If Claire and McKenna ever came over to Jenna's Pie Palace to bake a pie, this is the one we'd bake for sure...

Blind bake a pie crust, and have some strawberries on hand...

...take some store bought meringue cookies (you could make your own, but that would add another 10 hours of prep time to this pie). I like Trader Joe's Vanilla Meringues. Good texture, flavor, and price.

Crunch them all up in a bag and disperse at the bottom of your blind baked pie crust...

...add sliced strawberries on top...

...and dollops of freshly whipped strawberry whipped cream.

Top it off with whole meringue cookies. To make it look like a dream. Lulu's.

Slice. (And don't bother trying to cut through the meringue cookie, every slice needs its own.)

Enjoy those layers! From bottom to top: blind baked pie shell, crushed meringue cookies, sliced fresh strawberries, strawberry whipped cream, topped with whole meringue cookie. Sugar... and butter... and flour... and mother... sugar, butter, flour.