Strawberries And Cream Cheese Pie

9- inch deep dish pie crust (baked and cooled)

fresh strawberries (divided)

granulated sugar (See Cook’s note)

water (plus 2 Tbsp)

cornstarch

pure almond extract

Few drops red food coloring

[8] oz cream cheese (softened)

powdered sugar

heavy cream

fresh lemon juice

pure vanilla extract

Sweetened fresh whipped cream for serving