island pie

Pascagoula, MS
Updated on Jun 30, 2013

I really do not know why it's called Island Pie. My son calls this one souped up banana pudding. It's something I make for our 4th of July celebration. It's always a big hit! I hope your friends and family enjoy this one as much as mine does.

prep time 1 Hr
cook time
method ---
yield

Ingredients

  • 1 box vanilla waffers
  • 1 stick butter
  • 2 packages cream cheese (8 oz packages)
  • 1 box confectioner's sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 packages tubs cool whip
  • 4 - bananas cut lengthwise (use 5 if they are small)
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries
  • 1 can crushed pineapple (drained) (large can)
  • 1 pint fresh blueberries
  • 1/2 cup toasted peacans (chopped)

How To Make island pie

  • Step 1
    Crush vanilla wafers and mix with melted butter. Pat in bottom of 9 X 13 pan and top with bananas that have been dredged in lemon juice.
  • Step 2
    Mix cream cheese with confectioner’s sugar and vanilla until smooth and fluffy. Spread a little over ½ of mixture over bananas. Top with crushed pineapple.
  • Step 3
    Mix the remaining cream cheese mixture with an 8 oz tube of cool whip. Spread a generous amount of mixture over pineapples.
  • Step 4
    Top with strawberries and blueberries. Mix more cool whip and toasted nuts in what you have left of the cream cheese mix and top the pie off with this.
  • Step 5
    Want to make it extra pretty? Garnish it with more Strawberries and Blueberries. Keep this one chilled until you are ready to serve it. Enjoy!

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