Tropical Strawberry Cream Pie

photo by:kraft

Studded with pineapple and topped with fresh strawberries in cool Jell-O Gelatin, this tropical pie is a welcome sight no matter what your latitude.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

4 hr 20 min

servings

total:

8 servings

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What You Need

NILLA Wafers, divided

Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/4

cup sugar

cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided

can (8 oz.) DOLE Crushed Pineapple, drained

3/4

cup boiling water

pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin

cup ice cubes

cups sliced strawberries

Make It

CRUSH 26 wafers; mix with butter until well blended. Press onto bottom of 9-inch pie plate. Stand remaining wafers around edge of pie plate.

BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Gently stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP and pineapple; spread over crust.

ADD boiling water to gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in ice until melted. Add strawberries; stir. Refrigerate 5 min. or until slightly thickened; spoon over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate 4 hours or until set. Top with remaining COOL WHIP.

DOLE is a registered trademark of Dole Food Company, Inc.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Dessert can be a part of a balanced diet, but remember to keep tabs on portions!

Special Extra

Melt 1 square BAKE'RS Semi-Sweet Chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over chilled pie. Or garnish pie with 2 Tbsp. toasted BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut just before serving.

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GOLD16

posted:5/5/2010

VERY GOOD.

merrie05

posted:4/25/2010

I have made this recipe 3 times. My family loves it. I used chunk pineapple in one recipe and I think I like it better than the crushed. This recipe is not too sweet. It is one of our favorites.