fresh tropical fruit no-bake pie

Name: Fresh Tropical Fruit No-Bake Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 - prepared, baked pie crust; 1 1/2 cup(s) apricot nectar (you can use any canned nectar); 4 tablespoon(s) cornstarch; 4 tablespoon(s) lemon juice, fresh; 8 tablespoon(s) splenda (reserve 4 tablespoons for whipped cream.) -can use sugar or honey for glaze.; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 cup(s) fresh pineapple, cubed; 2/3 cup(s) fresh mango, cubed; 1/3 cup(s) papaya, cubed; 1 cup(s) heavy whipping cream, whipped; 1/2 cup(s) moist coconut; 1/2 cup(s) chopped nuts

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Pat Morris

Augusta, GA

Updated on Jan 27, 2013

Last week I had a small get-together for a few friends to celebrate one of our friends on his birthday. The celebrant is Diabetic and has high Cholesterol -but he wanted a pie for his birthday. Here is what I came up with -I used three different fresh, tropical fruits. You can even use one or two. Everyone enjoyed it -especially the "birthday boy." You only bake the pie crust. I use the Never-Fail Pie Crust recipe (posted with my recipes). You can use any prepared crust. Use fresh, raw fruit. I am also going to try it with different fruits. I bet some of you have good ideas too!

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Fresh Tropical Fruit No-Bake Pie; made with raw fruit

prep time 15 Min

cook time

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yield 10 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 - prepared, baked pie crust
1 1/2 cups apricot nectar (you can use any canned nectar)
4 tablespoons cornstarch
4 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh
8 tablespoons splenda (reserve 4 tablespoons for whipped cream.) -can use sugar or honey for glaze.
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh pineapple, cubed
2/3 cup fresh mango, cubed
1/3 cup papaya, cubed
1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
1/2 cup moist coconut
1/2 cup chopped nuts

How To Make fresh tropical fruit no-bake pie

Step 1

Prepare one cooked 9-inch pie shell using packaged pie crust, or your favorite recipe for crust.

Step 2

In a 2-quart saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups Apricot Nectar to the boiling point (You could use Guava or any Nectar). Cool to room temperature.
Step 3

Dissolve: 4 tablespoons Cornstarch in 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; add 4 tablespoons Splenda (can use Sugar or Honey) and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add to saucepan with the nectar, and cook until thick and clear (Don’t walk away –it thickens fast.); cool slightly.
Step 4

Add 2 cups chopped or diced fresh fruit. I used a combination of fresh pineapple, mango and papaya. You could use any combination that you like or just one fruit.
Step 5

Spoon into baked pie shell. Chill.
Step 6

Spread 1 cup heavy whipping cream whipped with 4 tablespoons Splenda(Can use Sugar)on top of chilled pie.
Step 7

Lightly distribute 1/2 cup moist coconut mixed with 1/2 cup chopped nuts over the top (I used peanuts, but I figure depending on the fruit you use, you can use different nuts and with or without the coconut.).
Step 8

Enjoy. Please let me know if you make this pie -and also if you use different fruits. I think it would be nice to try different fresh fruits -peaches, oranges, strawberries??? Here is a picture of the pie along with a pound cake he probably shouldn't have had but wanted. Hey, it was his birthday, comes only once a year and I am not his Mama. It was good too. Smile!!
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