TROPICAL STRAWBERRY CREAM PIE

Tropical Strawberry Cream Pie image

Studded with pineapples and topped with fresh strawberries, this cream pie is a welcome sight no matter the latitude.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 4h20m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

42 vanilla wafers, divided
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided
1 can (8 oz.) DOLE Crushed Pineapple, in juice, drained
3/4 cup boiling water
1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin
1 cup ice cubes
2 cups sliced strawberries

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 360, Fat 21 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, TransFat 0.5 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Sodium 270 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g