Pina Colada Pie

Me again trying to put Greg in a better mood. He also love coconut and pineapple, sooooo seeing this was kind of a win for me for him. On the plus side it is also low fat and low calorie; always a bonus when McDonalds is having Monopoly again.

Pina Colada Pie

Things you'll need:

3/4 cup flour
2 tbsp sweetened grated coconut
2 tbsp butter, melted
1-2 tbsp cold water
1 15oz can crushed pineapple
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
2 8oz containers pina colada yogurt
1/2 tsp almond extract

• Preheat oven to 325
• Combine the flour, coconut and butter
• 1 tbsp at a time sprinkle cold water evenly over the surface and stir with a fork until combined
• Shape into a ball
• Roll dough between to sheets of plastic wrap until it will fit your pie dish
• Place dough in greased pie dish and bake for 15-17 minutes. Until the coconut starts to brown
• Allow the crush to cool completely on a wire rack
• Drain pineapple, save the juice, set pineapple aside and add water to juice to make 3/4 cup
• Add gelatin to pineapple juice; let stand for 2 minutes
• Place gelatin mixture in a small sauce pan over low heat, stirring until gelatin is dissolved
• Remove from heat; chill until gelatin becomes the texture of an unbeaten egg white
• Beat at medium speed until frothy
• Stir in pineapple, yogurt and flavoring
• Pour mixture into cooled crust and chill until set

This was good. Not my best, but it wasn't for me. Carol, Greg and Jan all enjoyed it. It's light and fresh, wonderful after a heavy meal of any sort. You could also sub the almond extract for 1/4 tsp of coconut extract and 1/4 tsp of rum extract, it's up to you. Either way, enjoy!