Description

This pie combines the fruity flavors of strawberries and pineapple with toasted coconut and pecans. It makes a beautiful pie and would be especially pretty at your summer holiday party. You can make it a no-bake dessert if you use a graham cracker crust i

Ingredients

• 1 -15oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 - 8oz. package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cu. sugar + 2 tbl.
• 2 cu. whipped cream
• 1 9-inch baked pie crust
• 1 pint fresh strawberries, washed, hulled and roughly chopped
• 1/4 cu. coconut flakes, toasted
• 1/4 cu. chopped pecans, toasted

Steps

1. Place pineapple in a collander and smash it to a pulp to release the juice. Transfer the pineapple pulp to a large bowl.
2. Combine pineapple, cream cheese and 1/2 cu. sugar in a large bowl. Fold in 1 cu. of whipped cream.
3. Transfer the pineapple cream cheese filling to the baked and cooled pie crust. Spread evenly to fill the crust. Cover with plastic wrap; chill for at least 2 hours.