Coconut-Cream Cheese Pie

By srumbel

This luscious Coconut-Cream Cheese Pie takes only 15 minutes to make. The only challenge? Waiting for it to come out of the refrigerator.
from kraftrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 48 vanilla wafers, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1-1/4 cups BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut, divided
• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, divided
• 2 pkg. (3.4 oz. each) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding (other people use coconut cream pudding)
• 2 cups plus 1 Tbsp. cold milk, divided
• 2 cups thawed COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping
• 1 Tbsp. sugar

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 220mins

Preparation

Step 1

HEAT oven to 350ºF.

COMBINE wafer crumbs, butter and 1/4 cup coconut; press onto bottom of 9-inch pie plate. Bake 10 min. Cool.

MICROWAVE cream cheese in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 10 sec. or just until softened; stir until creamy. Beat pudding mixes and 2 cups milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Add half the cream cheese; mix well. Stir in 3/4 cup of the remaining coconut and 1 cup COOL WHIP. Pour into crust.

ADD sugar and remaining milk to remaining cream cheese; mix well. Stir in remaining COOL WHIP; spread over pie. Refrigerate 3 hours. Meanwhile, toast remaining coconut.

SPRINKLE toasted coconut over pie just before serving.

Kraft Kitchens Tips
Size Wise
Sweets can be part of a balanced diet but remember to keep tabs on portions.

Substitute
Prepare using JELL-O Coconut Cream Flavor Instant Pudding.

How to Toast Coconut
Toasting coconut is easy. Just spread BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut evenly in shallow baking pan. Bake at 350°F for 7 to 10 min. or until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Or, spread in microwaveable pie plate. Microwave on HIGH 3 min. or until lightly browned, stirring every minute. Watch carefully as coconut can easily burn!


total:
12 servings