Hawaiian Pie Recipe

Summary

Cooking Time3 Hr 0 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthyServings6
CuisineCourse
MethodDish
SpecialityVegetarian
Main IngredientInterest Group

Ingredients

 Crisco pastry shell - 1 (9-inch)
 Pineapple juice1 Can (10oz)
 Sugar3/4 Cup (16 tbs)
 Cooking apples - 7 medium, pared, cored and cut in wedges
 Cornstarch3 Tablespoon
 Butter - 1 tablespoon or margarine - 1 tablespoon
 Vanilla1/2 Teaspoon
 Salt1/4 Teaspoon

Directions

MAKING
1. Following directions on the package, bake pastry shell and cool it completely.
2. In a large saucepan, blend together 1 1/4 cups of pineapple juice and sugar; bring the solution to boiling.
3. Stir in apple wedges; cover and simmer for 3-4 minutes until apple is just tender.
4. Spoon apples from pan and keep aside for draining.
5. Into the remaining pineapple juice, stir in cornstarch and add to the saucepan.
6. Cook with constant stirring for 1 minute until the sauce is bubbly and thickens.
7. Remove the pan from heat and stir in butter, vanilla and salt.
8. Let it stand undisturbed for 10 minutes to cool down.

FINALISING
9. Into the prepared pastry shell, pour half of the pineapple sauce; spread all over the bottom.
10. Top with cooked apples and finally spread remaining pineapple sauce.
11. Refrigerate pie until chill.

SERVING
12. Garnish pie with whipped cream and sprinkle top with chopped macadamia nuts.
13. Slice and serve chill.
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