Monday

Creamy Fruit Pie with Yogurt

     I'm always reluctant to tell people there is yogurt in this pie because it's not everyone's cup of tea. I also know that if they were to taste this pie they wouldn't even know that yogurt was an ingredient. It's that good!

The Basic Recipe


  • 1 graham cracker pie crust
  • 1 med. container of cool whip
  • 1 container of any fruit flavored yogurt
  • Fresh or frozen fruit to match the yogurt


     Combine the yogurt and the cool whip, mix well. Pour it into the pie crust and use the fruit to decorate the top of the mixture. Place it in the fridge for a few hours till it's well set. Serve and enjoy!


Notes:

     My favorite pie uses banana flavored yogurt with fresh bananas. I slice the banana and place a layer on the bottom over the crust. After I add the whip cream and the yogurt mixture, I then add more banana slices on top.

     You can also get a strawberry-banana yogurt and use both fruits. You can layer the bottom, place on top,  mix it with the whip cream-yogurt mixture, or even do all three.

     Cool whip comes in a great variety of types and even comes in chocolate. You're only limited by your imagination.

     If you use frozen fruit let it thaw before adding it to the pie to avoid excess water. Canned fruit is good too but again make sure it's well drained.

     Try a chocolate ready made pie crust for a twist.

     You can even deconstruct this pie and layer the ingredients in nice parfait glasses. You can save a few more calories by just taking graham crackers and making crumbs to use for your crust layers.


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