St Patrick's Day: Leprechaun Pie
Source of Recipe
CD Kitchen
Recipe Introduction
When making this for an occasion other than St. Patrick's Day, use a
different food coloring.
This pie can be made in a deep-dish pie pan or a springform pan.
List of Ingredients
Crust
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter
1. Mix the crumbs, sugar, and butter in a nine-inch pie pan or springform
pan. Mix until the crumbs have absorbed the butter and the mixture is
uniform.
2. Press the crumbs across the bottom of the pan and up the sides.
3. Bake for ten minutes at 350 degrees or refrigerate the crust for an hour.
Filling
1 8-ounce package of cream cheese, softened
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
2/3 cup lemonade or limeade concentrate (not mixed with water)
2 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh or bottled)
green food coloring as desired
Recipe
1. In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese until soft. Add the sweetened
condensed milk and beat until smooth.
2. Add the lemonade or limeade concentrate and lemon juice and continue
beating until smooth. Color with green food coloring as desired.
3. Poor into the pie shell and place in the freezer while you mix the
topping.
Topping
1/3 cup shredded coconut
Several drops of green food coloring
1. Place the coconut in a small bowl with several drops of food coloring and
stir until the coconut turns green.
2. Garnish with the pie with coconut.
3. Refrigerate the pie.
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