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Creamy Pina Colada Pie – No Bake!

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I love fruity summer drinks – spiked or not. It’s just so fun to sit out in the backyard with a glass of frosty, sugary goodness.

When I was grocery shopping a few weeks ago, I noticed Jello had some flavors based on drinks. I knew I had to get them and make them into something fun! The pina colada one turned into this fun pina colada-inspired pie. It’s perfect for summer because it’s cool and creamy and it reminiscent of the drink.

This recipe makes enough two fill two pie crusts. I made my pie virgin, but if you wanted a more authentic flavor you could add some rum extract. The pie freezes really well so I’d suggest making one for now and freezing one for later in the summer!

Ready to get started? Here’s what you’ll need:

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Creamy Pina Colada Pie

Ingredients

  • 2 8- inch graham cracker crust pie shells
  • 1 3 oz. package pina colada jello
  • 3/4 cup boiling water
  • 1/2 cup cold water + enough ice to make 1 1/4 cup
  • 1 8 oz. package whipped topping + additional for topping
  • 1 cup pineapple tidbits drained and patted dry + additional for topping
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut

Instructions

  • Dissolve the jello in the boiling water. Add ice to cold water to make 1 1/4 cup. Stir the cold water mixture into the jello. Stir until slightly thickened and then remove the ice that hasn't melted.
  • Whisk in the whipped topping until thoroughly combined. Fold in the pineapple tidbits and shredded coconut. Divide between pie shells. Refrigerate for several hours until set. Top with additional pineapple tidbits and whipped topping before serving.

 

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Kate is a home cook living and working in New Jersey. In addition to sharing recipes with Eat at Home readers, she blogs her cooking adventures at Kate’s Recipe Box. When she’s not in the kitchen, you can find her reading or tending to her garden.

Meyer Lemon Pie (No Bake and 2 ingredients)

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It’s true. You can take 2 ingredients and make a fabulous pie. Well, technically, with the graham cracker crust it’s 3 ingredients, but seriously, this is so easy and delicious.

This is an easy pie that would make a great addition to Easter dinner too.

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Meyer Lemon Pie (No Bake and 2 ingredients)

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup fresh Meyer Lemon juice can also use regular lemon juice
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk I use fat free
  • 1 graham cracker crust or 6 mini crusts

Instructions

  • Squeeze lemon juice (through a strainer to catch the seeds) until you have 1/2 cup.
  • Pour into a bowl with 1 can sweetened condensed milk.
  • Mix to combine.
  • Place lemon/milk filling into pie crust.
  • Refrigerate until cooled & thickened.

I made mini pies for portion control purposes! The filling is a sweet and tart, creamy, custard-y type and can be topped with meringue or whipped topping.  I prefer mine plain, but my mom always adds meringue (which I don’t like and when I was young, would always take it off and it would drive her bonkers 🙂 What are kids for?!)

With Meyer Lemons in season, it’s a great time to whip one of these pies up. It takes no time at all, and the burst of citrus is exactly the thing for breaking through those winter doldrums!  (For lots more citrus recipes, check out the recent Ingredient Spotlight: Citrus)

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Cranberry Fudge Pie

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Think chocolate covered cranberries in pie form! I found this recipe on the King Arthur Flour website, and I knew I had to try it.

The rich color of the cranberries makes a gorgeous presentation for the holidays!  (and it would have been nice if I had remembered to take a picture before we starting hacking into it!)  My family enjoyed this over Thanksgiving, and I feel sure it will make another appearance very soon.   [Read more…] about Cranberry Fudge Pie

10 Easy Pie Recipes (plus 2 crust recipes)

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Thanksgiving is coming and that means pie.  Although pumpkin is my favorite and I love pecan too, those aren’t the only kinds of pie that can be served at this time of year.

Here are a 10 easy pie recipes and a couple of crust recipes too.

Caramel Apple Pie is a delicious take on original apple pie.  The brown sugar creates a caramel-like filling.  This is a very easy pie to make.

Kentucky Nut Pie for the Derby isn’t just for the first Saturday in May.  Here in Kentucky, this chocolatey pie gets served year round.

Make the kids (and adults) happy with this sweet pie version of smores.

This coconut pie is delicious served with warm rum sauce.  It’s super easy too, since there’s no crust to make.  The pie makes it’s own crust.

This No-Bake Peanut Butter Fluff Pie is a perfect make-ahead and freeze dessert.  If you want to get it done early, this is the recipe for you.  If you’d like a from-scratch version, try Black Bottom Peanut Butter Pie.  It’s delicious, but it is time consuming to make.

 

We like our peanut butter around here.  This Peanut Butter Brownie Pie has a sugar free option for friends and family watching their sugar.

Here’s another no bake pie, this time Cappuccino Pie.  This one can be frozen too.

Another make-ahead pie that is stored in the freezer.  These are great for dealing with leftovers too, because if you have any left, there’s no need to eat it right away.  Coffee Toffee Ice Cream Pie with a Ribbon of Fudge is one of my favorites.

Fruit pies are always a hit, especially if you serve them ala mode.  This recipe is for Peach and Blackberry Pie, but you can make it all blackberry or other berries instead.

Finally, here’s my recipe for Spicy Pumpkin Pie.  This is one of the first posts I ever wrote, so you can see how I’ve grown as a blogger by checking out this one.  The recipe is fantastic, even if the photos and writing are not.

And now for the crusts!

This recipe for Chocolate Graham Cracker Crust also works for regular grahams.

And another of my first posts, how to make homemade pie crust.  The photos aren’t the greatest, but you can see step-by-step how to make a pie crust.  This is a very easy recipe to make.

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What’s your favorite kind of pie?

 

Peanut Butter Brownie Pie (with Sugar Free Option)

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Recently, I had a big family gathering to go to at my Grandmother’s house. She asked if I would bring dessert. My response, of course, was ‘I’ll bring two!” (which turned into 3….any excuse to bake!) The one I wanted to share today was definitely the most popular, based on how quickly it disappeared!

If you follow me over at my blog, Mo’Betta, you probably know that my husband has Type II diabetes. He is currently diet controlled, but that often means foregoing dessert. (He follows a low carb diet.) Also, my grannie was just told that she has “the sugar”….which in Southern grandma speak means she has also developed Type II diabetes. So, I wanted to have a dessert that she and my husband could enjoy. After discovering this recipe from Kraft, I knew I could easily substitute the ingredients to make this a very low sugar dessert.  I’m going to post both options.

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Peanut Butter Brownie Pie (with low sugar option)

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. brownie mix 8x8 size *I used Pillsbury Sugar Free Brownie Mix
  • 1 pkg. 4-serving size Jell-O Vanilla Instant Pudding *I used sugar free/fat free pudding
  • 1-1/2 cups cold skim milk
  • 1/2 cup smooth Peanut Butter divided *I used Smart Balance
  • 1 cup thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping *I used sugar free Cool Whip

Instructions

  • Prepare brownie batter as directed on package; pour into 9-inch pie plate sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 30 min. or as directed. Cool completely. Scoop out center, leaving a 1/2-inch-thick rim around edge and thin layer of brownie on bottom. Reserve removed pieces.
  • Beat pudding mix and milk with whisk for 2 min. Add 1/3 cup peanut butter; mix well. Stir in Cool Whip. Spoon into crust; top with reserved brownie pieces. **I did not read the directions well, and used the entire container of Cool Whip. The pie was nice and rounded and tasted delicious. So it is a boo-boo I will repeat 😉
  • Microwave remaining peanut butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir. Drizzle over pie. Refrigerate 2 hours or until pie is firm.

My family really enjoyed this pie (those that actually got a piece!)  Next time I will know to make 2!  It is not completely sugar free…as the milk contains natural sugars and the peanut butter has a little added sugar.  However, it was pretty low.  I didn’t calculate the nutritional stats, and they will vary depending on the products you use.  The nice thing about this pie was that everyone who tried it loved it, diabetic or not!

Kim of Mo’Betta – 40 year old married mama of  3 – ages 11, 9, and 4.  I started blogging as a way to journal my adventures in the kitchen as I learned to cook and to meet the needs of my food allergic son (nuts & eggs), diabetic husband, or my waistline! And don’t even get me started on how picky my kids’ taste buds are…