Ingredients

• 2/3 cup boiling water
• 1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin
• ice cubes
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip Lite Whipped Topping, thawed
• 1 ready-to-use reduced-fat graham cracker crumb crust (6 oz.)
• or 1 ready-to-use chocolate or Oreo crumb crust (6 oz.)

Directions

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved.
• Add enough ice to cold water to make 1 cup. Add to gelatin; stir until slightly thickened. Remove any unmelted ice.
• Mix in Cool Whip.
• Refrigerate 20 to 30 min. or until mixture is very thick and will mound.
• Spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

Variation

• Chop up 2 cups of strawberries.
• Set aside 1 cup in refrigerator.
• Add 1 cup of strawberries to gelatin/Cool Whip mixture.
• Top with strawberries after pie sets.

OK, this is not very Italian, but it is too good to leave out.

Giuseppe