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Rootie Tootie Sweet and Fruity
Move over jello mold, your getting put in a pie.
Check below for Alex's second blog debut!
This is a great desert that is easy to personalize depending on you and your family's taste. It very sweet and tasty and you can add any fruit you want. Well, any fruit except for pineapple. There is something in the pineapple that makes the jello not congeal. For this pie I chose cherry jello and mandarin oranges, our two favorite flavors. :) The graham cracker crust offsets the sweet filling perfectly to give you this nice and light balanced pie.
This is another recipe that you can substitute healthier options. You can use sugar free jello, low calorie or ''free" cool whip, and a reduced fat graham cracker crust. I used regular ingredients (except for a reduced fat crust) for this pie instead of the lower calorie options. By adding it up just the standard way, I would predict that each slice of pie is going to be around 175- 200 calories.
1 Pkg of Jello, small
2/3 Cup Boiling water
2 Cups Ice
1 Tub Cool Whip
1 Prepared Graham cracker crust
1 8 oz can of fruit your choice, no pineapple please!
1. Dissolve Jello into 2/3 Cup of Boiling water
2. Add Ice to gelatin until it is thickened
Remove any remaining ice if there is any left after it has thickened
3. Using wire whisk, blend in cool whip.
Blend until smooth.
4. Fold in fruit. Chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Chilling it will allow the filling to mound and fill into the pie better.
5. Pour into prepared Graham cracker crust. Keep refrigerated until ready to eat. Yum!
That's all there is to it. You have your very own personalized pie! Try different combinations of fruit and jello until you get exactly what you want. If you prefer to use fresh fruit instead, you can substitute 1 cup of fresh fruit, or 1 cup of frozen fruit. You can also mix and match fruits. The possibilities are virtually limitless. I think next time I might try some type of strawberry banana.
The whole process of making this pie was like a big cool science experiment, from the gelatin congealing, to adding cool whip, to it thickening in the refrigerator. My little helper had a lot of hands in making this one.
He even insisted in cleaning up afterwards. But, honestly, he loves playing in water. He wanted to help Mama 'wash the dishes' so I cleaned up all of the knifes and scissors and all the sharp things that he could get into, and let him play in the water. I took a little video of him washing the dishes below. He is such a little sweetheart.
I hope that you all have a blessed Wednesday, and a great end of the week.
One Love,
Virginia
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