Small Millionaire Pie
A completely no-bake Millionaire Pie, perfect for weeknights or hot summer days.
Servings 8 slices
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 1 regular store-bought graham cracker crust
- 1 teaspoon of plain gelatin
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 7 oz condensed milk (half a can)
- ½ 20 oz can of crushed pineapple, drained, plus 1 tablespoon of the juice
- ¼ cup drained and chopped Maraschino cherries chopped, Maraschino cherries
- 1 tub whipped topping (8 oz size), thawed**
- ⅓ cup chopped pecans, toasted in the microwave**
Instructions
- Prepare the pie shell as directed on the package. You don't have to bake it unless you want to.
- Put the 1 tablespoon of lemon juice plus 1 tablespoon of pineapple juice from the can in a small custard cup. Sprinkle the gelatin over the juice and let soften. Stir. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, combine condensed milk and gelatin mixture and stir well. Stir in drained pineapple. Fold in the whipped topping.
- Spoon a little of the filling into the pie shell and then sprinkle some of the cherries in (this helps keep the filling from turning pink from the cherry juice. Add remaining filling and cherries. Note, if you want you can skip putting the cherries in the filling and only put them on top.
- Chill for at least 4 hours or until firm or put in the freezer and freeze. Once set, spread a thin layer of whipped topping over the top and sprinkle pecans and more cherries over the whipped topping.