Ingredients

• 2 – 3 oz. packages JELL-O Strawberry Banana Flavored Gelatin
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 2 cups ice cubes
• 1 8 oz. container COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping, thawed
• 1 ready-to-use Nabisco Nilla Wafer Pie Crust (6 oz.)

Directions

• Add boiling water to JELL-O mix
• Stir for 2 minutes until completely dissolved
• Add ice to JELL-O mix and Stir until it begins to thicken
• Mix in COOL WHIP LITE
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until mixture is thick enough to mound
• Spoon into Nabisco Nilla Wafer Pie Crust
• Refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours or until firm

Variations

• Try your favorite flavor of JELL-O Flavored Gelatin
• Keebler Ready Crust Reduced Fat Graham Pie Crust
• Nabisco Oreo Pie Crust

This is a variation of a recipe from last year.
It’s not very Italian, but it tastes good enough to keep.

Giuseppe

Crust

• Grease 9″ plate
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup sherry
• 1/4 tsp. salt.

Filling

• 4 oz toasted almonds
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 lb Ricotta
• 4 oz Candied cherries
• 4 oz Candied pineapple

Directions

Beat eggs and sugar.
Add vanilla and ricotta.
Stir in almonds, cherries and pineapple.
Bake at 325 for 1 hour.

Denise

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup boiling water
• 1 – 3 oz. pkg. JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin
• ice cubes
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 – 8 oz. container Cool Whip Lite Whipped Topping, thawed
• 1 ready-to-use Keebler Ready Crust Graham Pie 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