ISO: Re: ISO: Pineapple dream pie

Hi Linda...found this in an older magazine and is named exactly as you requested: This is served in a coconut pie shell/ but sure graham cracker would be just as great!


PINEAPPLE DREAM PIE

1-1/3 cups flaked coconut
2 T butter or margarine, melted
1 (3 oz) package lemon-flavored gelatin
1 (3-1/4 oz) package vanilla tapioca pudding mix
1-1/4 cups milk
1/2 of a 6-oz can (1/3 cup) frozen unsweetened pineapple juice concentrate, thawed.
1 (2- or 2-1/8 oz) package dessert topping mix
1 (8-3/4 oz) can crushed pineapple, well drained (3/4 cup)

Combine coconut and butter or margarine; press on bottom and sides of 9-inch pie plate. Bake in slow oven (325 degrees) for 15 minutes, till coconut is golden; cool.
In medium saucepan, combine gelatin and pudding mix. Stir in milk. cook and stir till mixture boils; remove from heat. Stir in concentrate; chill till partially set.
Prepare dessert topping mix according to package directions. Fold into pudding mixtdure; add pineapple. Turn into crust; chill 5 to 6 hours.