Millionaire pie - a simple pie recipe
Millionaire pie – this super quick and easy, old fashioned grandma’s recipe with rich, tropical taste can be served for potluck, parties or holidays and it’ll surely be a hit! This decadent and delicious pie with rich creamy filling made with condensed milk and whipped topping, loaded with pineapple, coconut, pecans and maraschino cherries, on graham cracker crust has a divine taste.
Ingredients
CRUST:
- 1 ½ cup graham cracker crumbs
- 6 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
- 4 tablespoon granulated sugar
FILLING:
- ½ cup maraschino cherries drained and chopped
- 18 ounces pineapple crushed and well drained
- ½ cup pecans toasted and chopped
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 can 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 4 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
- 1 ½ cup whipped topping or cool whip
TOPPING:
- 1 cup whipped topping
- maraschino cherries optional
- Chopped pecans optional
- Flaked coconut optional
Instructions
TO MAKE THE CRUST:
- 1. Spray a 9 inch pie plate with non stick cooking spray. In a medium sized bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. Mix until the crumbs are evenly moistened.
- 2. Press on the bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie plate using a firm object (a measuring cup). Put it in the fridge while you prepare the filling.
TO MAKE THE FILLING:
- 3. In a large bowl put crushed and drained pineapple, chopped maraschino cherries, coconut flakes, chopped pecans, sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, maraschino cherry juice and stir until all the ingredients are combined.
- 4. Gently fold in 1 ½ cup of whipped topping or cool whip.
- 5. Add the filling to the graham cracker crust and spread evenly. Wrap and chill for 4 hours or overnight.
- 6. Before serving, top with 1 cup of whipped topping. Decorate with maraschino cherries , chopped pecans and coconut flakes.
Notes
- Squeeze all the liquid from the pineapple, so that your pie does not become runny. Put the pineapple in a sieve to rest for a few minutes and then press it with a spatula until the liquid is completely drained.
- The safest way to drain the liquid out of the pineapple is to use a large cheesecloth (so you can collect the corners). Place the cheesecloth over the sieve. Put crushed pineapple in it . Squeeze out the liquid by pressing with a spatula, then gather the corners of the cheesecloth and twist to squeeze out as much juice as possible.
- Do not leave out the lemon juice, it’s essential for thickening your pie!
- Add a few drops of red or pink food coloring to the filling for more intense color.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 566kcalCarbohydrates: 58gProtein: 5gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 167mgFiber: 6gSugar: 42g
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