Tropical Strawberry Cream Pie

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

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 8 servings.

Ingredient list

42 NILLA Wafers, divided
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
¼ cup sugar
2 cups thawed frozen whipped topping, divided
1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple, drained
¾ cup boiling water
1 pkg. (3 oz.) strawberry gelatin
1 cup ice cubes
2 cups sliced strawberries

Directions

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 whipped topping 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 whipped topping.