Tropical Cream Pie Recipes

TROPICAL PIE

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar substitute and 1 tablespoon reserved juice until smooth. Add bananas to remaining reserved juice. Fold 1/4 cup whipped topping into cream cheese mixture. , Drain bananas; arrange half of the slices in the crust. Carefully spread with cream cheese mixture. Layer with pineapple and remaining bananas and whipped topping. Garnish with cherries and walnuts. Refrigerate for 4 hours before serving.

TROPICAL FRUIT CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk the milk, extract and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Fold in fruit and coconut. Pour into crust. Refrigerate until serving.

TROPICAL CREAM PIE

Steps:

• The day before, place in yogurt in a strainer lined with cheesecloth or a yogurt strainer and place in the refrigerator; allowing to drain for 24 hours.
• Making sure to reserve the liquid, drain the pineapple in a stainer, pressing against sides to remove liquid.
• Soften the gelatin in 1/4 cup of the pineapple juice for 5 minutes; heat 1/2 cup of the remaining juice; add softened gelatin and stir to dissolve, cool slightly.
• Sprinkle the banana with lemon juice and toss to coat; place the coconut in a dry skillet and over medium heat toast lightly.
• Place the yogurt cheese in a medium-sized bowl, gently stir in sugar with a fork or wire whisk; gradually add the gelatin mixture and continue stirring until well blended.
• Fold in the drained pineapple, bananas and toasted coconut.
• Pour the mixture into a 9-inch prepared graham cracker crust, chill several hours or until set.

SKINNY CREAMY TROPICAL BANANA PIE

Steps:

• For filling: In a heavy medium saucepan, stir together sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in milk and evaporated milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat.
• In a medium bowl, gradually stir about 1 cup of the hot mixture into egg. Return all of the egg mixture to saucepan. Cook and stir over medium-low heat for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in the 3 tablespoons coconut, the vanilla, and rum extract. Set aside to cool for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Arrange bananas in the bottom of the Gold Medal™ Flour Baked Oil Pastry. Pour in cooled filling. Cover surface with plastic wrap. Chill for 4 hours.
• To serve, spoon whipped topping onto pie and, if desired, top with additional toasted coconut.
• Gold Medal™ Flour Baked Oil Pastry: Preheat oven to 450°F. In a medium bowl, combine 1 1/3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Using a fork, stir 1/4 cup cooking oil and 3 tablespoons fat-free milk into flour mixture. If necessary, stir in an additional 1 tablespoon milk to moisten (dough will appear crumbly). Form dough into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, slightly flatten dough ball. Roll dough from center to edge into a 12-inch circle. Carefully roll pastry circle around rolling pin. Carefully transfer pastry to a 9-inch pie plate (pastry will be very tender). Ease into pie plate, being careful not to stretch pastry. Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate. Fold under pastry edge and crimp as desired. Prick pastry all over with a fork. Line with a double thickness of foil. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove foil. Bake for 5 to 6 minutes more or until golden.

TROPICAL FRUIT CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes or until smooth.
• Let stand until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Add fruit and coconut; mix well.
• Pour into crust.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

TROPICAL COCONUT PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine 2 cups coconut and butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 325° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Toast the remaining coconut; set aside., Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice (discard remaining juice or refrigerate for another use); set pineapple aside. In a saucepan, combine marshmallows and reserved juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until marshmallows are melted. Remove from the heat. Add pineapple, extract and salt; mix well. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until cool., Fold in the whipped cream; spoon into prepared crust. Sprinkle with toasted coconut. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set. Refrigerate leftovers.

A PIECE OF THE TROPICS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a bowl, mix the pineapple with juice, sugar, corn syrup, and flour. One by one, mix in the coconut, macadamia nuts, cherries, eggs, and vanilla. Scoop the filling mixture into the crust. Drizzle the pie with the melted butter.
• Bake loosely covered with foil for 30 minutes in the preheated oven. I like to sit my pie on a cookie sheet or something in case of spillage. Remove foil, and continue baking 30 minutes. Cool, and chill 2 to 3 hours in the refrigerator before serving.

TROPICAL COCONUT CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Mix cookie crumbs, 2/3 cup untoasted coconut and butter in medium bowl until blended; press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Bake 10 min. or until golden brown. Cool.
• Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in remaining untoasted coconut. Arrange banana slices on bottom of crust; cover with pudding mixture. Gently stir pineapple into COOL WHIP; spread over pudding layer. Sprinkle with toasted coconut.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

TROPICAL STRAWBERRY CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Crush 26 wafers; mix with butter until 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 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. Add ice; stir until melted. Stir in strawberries. Refrigerate 5 min. or until slightly thickened; spoon over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Top with remaining COOL WHIP.