The holiday season is fast approaching and people are spending money buying gifts and planning holiday parties. Here you will find top 5 Christmas Pie ideas using fresh exotic fruits, which will definitely brighten up your holiday season.

Pink and Pretty Grapefruit Pie

Use fresh large grapefruits, grapefruit peels and grapefruit juice to prepare this delicious pie. Prepare a gelatin mixture using raspberry flavored gelatin and grapefruit juice. Pour the chilled gelatin mixture into a baked pie shell and refrigerate. Also, prepare instant cream filling by beating cream cheese, milk, vanilla pudding mix, sour cream and grapefruit peel. Pour prepared filling over chilled gelatin layer, spreading to form a smooth top. Add layer of remaining gelatin and arrange drained grapefruit sections on top in spiral design; chill until set.

Old Fashioned Lemon Pie

This traditional dessert uses lemon juice and lemon peels to acquire the lemony flavor. To prepare this, first combine sugar, water, and butter in saucepan and heat until sugar dissolves. Add cornstarch solution to this. Next slowly stir beaten egg yolks and milk, into cornstarch mixture. Add lemon juice and lemon peels after removing from heat. Cool and pour into a cooled baked shell. Beat egg white with sugar and add lemon juice at last. Spread meringue over cooled filling and brown in moderate oven.

Classic Banana Cream Pie

This classic dessert preparation can go perfect with your holiday mood. Mix together sugar, flour, cornstarch, and salt, and gradually stir in milk. Thicken the mixture by cooking over low heat and stirring constantly. Gradually stir hot mixture into eggs and cook over very low heat by stirring constantly. Add vanilla after removing from heat and cool. Place peeled and sliced bananas in pie shell and cover with filling. Chill for several hours and just before serving, place banana slices on top of pie.

Fresh Lime Pie

The combination of fresh lime, shredded coconut and maraschino cherries provide an excellent flavor and taste to this holiday dessert. Blend peeled, seeded and chopped lime with gelatin and hot water, until gelatin is dissolved. Slowly add cottage cheese and sugar. Mix in blender until mixture is smooth and creamy; refrigerate. Pat the mixture of coconut and butter firmly in bottom of a pie plate. Pour lime mixture over coconut base and chill until firm. Garnish with bright red cherries.

Avocado Lime Pie with Meringue

This rich and mouth watering dessert item can turn to be the center of attraction for your Christmas party, as the main ingredients are fresh avocado puree, lime juice and grated lime peels. In a saucepan blend sugar, cornstarch, and salt; gradually stir in water. Beat half of hot mixture into egg yolks. Stir in lime peel and blend in avocado puree, after removing from heat. Turn into pie shell and top with meringue. Finally, bake in oven until golden.

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