BANANA SPLIT PIE
The pie books that I have read in our pie journey tell me that a pie is a dessert with a pastry shell, top or bottom or both. It can also be a meat filled pie. The key word is PASTRY shell. Generally, the pastry consists of flour, some sort of fat and water, but sometimes your pastry shell can consist of graham crackers, sugar and butter, mixed together, patted down in a pan and baked. Just like if you were making a Creme pie,etc. Pies come in different shapes and sizes. Meat pies are little crusts filled with a meat mixture and then folded over, sealed and baked. You can take them in your lunch bucket. Most pies are round in shape and fit in the traditional pie plate. Well the Banana Split Pie is so good that it deserves a pie shape all it's own. A rectangular 9 X 13 pan. So grab your favorite cake pan and lets get started.
You will need two cups of finely crushed graham crackers, 1/4 C. white sugar mixed with 5 T. of melted butter. Pat it down firmly but gently in the pan and bake 350° for 5 minutes. Set it aside and let it cool. Pour yourself a glass of sweet tea and sit and knit a spell.
After your break.....
Drain a 15 oz. can of Dole Pineapple (tidbits or crushed). Drain it good. Save the juice for future use in treats, etc. or just have your husband drink it.
Drain a thawed out container of sweet strawberries about 24 ounces. Again, save the juice.
Take another sip of tea and then.....
Cream two 8-ounce packages of cream cheese, add 2 C. of powdered sugar. Mix til creamy. Then spoon it gently on the crust and smooth out real pretty.
Then put a layer of sliced bananas (about 4 or 5). Cover it well.
Now add your 'drained very well' pineapples and scatter about evenly.
On to the strawberries....spread them out as best you can, if you want it to cover the pie completely you will need another container, but I just spread it out as best as I can and then I put just a little juice over it to give the missing spots a strawberry taste.
Then add Cool Whip. I used 1- 8 oz. container, plus part of a second one. You could really get away with just using one, but I wanted a lot on it.
Cover with foil or plastic and chill for at least 4 hours.
Cut into squares. Serve.
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Until Next Time.
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