Strawberry Pina Colada Pie

"I used reduced fat cream cheese, sugar free CHEESECAKE instant pudding and "light" whipped topping. I also made my own homemade graham cracker crust. I think this is very good but next time I make thi..." See mores, I think I'd like to fold some additional strawberries and coconut into the pie instead of just topping the pie with it. My whole family enjoyed this pie. This was very simple, even with the homemade crust and toasting the coconut."

"I made lots of changes but I wanted to rate this recipe b/c it helped me in my quest to duplicate the hawaiian pie from a famous breakfast stop! First I don't use a graham cracker crust, instead I ma..." See moreke my own flour pie crust. I also add a handful of chopped pecans to the cream cheese mixture along with 1 pkg dissolved unflavored gelatin (without the gelatin the pie does not set well and falls apart when serving). I pour the mixture into the baked and cooled crust and refrigerate it overnight. The next day, I mix 1 lb. of strawberries with strawberry glaze and cover the entire pie with it. Right before serving I make fresh whipped cream by beating heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla and I pipe it on to the top of the entire pie. Finally, I sprinkle it with a little toasted coconut and chopped pecans and ... fabulous! This usually costs me about $7 to make (I only make it when I can get the ingredients on sale) & the restaurant pie we usually buy costs $14 and we can't brag that it's homemade!"

"I loved it! Not only simple, but the taste is so cool and refreshing. I used shortbread pie crust, coconut pudding and also put the coconut in the pie mixture. I used mandarin orange slices (from f..." See moreruit cup) on top instead of strawberries. Orange, coconut and pineapple seemed a better fit to me than strawberries."