Tropical Fruit Pie Recipe
Ingredients
6 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup shortbread cookie crumbs
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup flaked coconut, toasted
1 cup water
2 packages (3 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
1 package (3 oz.) lime flavored gelatin
1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple, drained
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
1 can (11 oz.) mandarin oranges, drained
Directions
Place butter in a 10 inch glass pie plate.
Microwave 2 minutes or until melted.
Add flour, cookie crumbs, brown sugar, and coconut.
Mix until crumbly.
Microwave 3 to 5 minutes.
Stir twice during cooking.
Press mixture into bottom and sides of pie plate.
Cool.
Measure water in a 2 cup glass measuring cup.
Microwave 3 minutes 30 seconds or until water comes to a boil.
Place water, cream cheese and gelatin in a blender.
Mix at medium speed until well blended.
(Use electric mixer if blender is not available.) Stir in pineapple and refrigerate until thickened.
Fold in whipped cream and 1 cup mandarin orange slices.
Spoon into pie crust.
Refrigerate until set.
Microwave 2 minutes or until melted.
Add flour, cookie crumbs, brown sugar, and coconut.
Mix until crumbly.
Microwave 3 to 5 minutes.
Stir twice during cooking.
Press mixture into bottom and sides of pie plate.
Cool.
Measure water in a 2 cup glass measuring cup.
Microwave 3 minutes 30 seconds or until water comes to a boil.
Place water, cream cheese and gelatin in a blender.
Mix at medium speed until well blended.
(Use electric mixer if blender is not available.) Stir in pineapple and refrigerate until thickened.
Fold in whipped cream and 1 cup mandarin orange slices.
Spoon into pie crust.
Refrigerate until set.