The vintage pie recipe deserves a comeback! It's so easy to make with simple ingredients plus it freezes like a charm.
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🗝️ Key takeaways
- You only need a handful of simple ingredients and 15 minutes of prep to whip up delicious, fluffy pineapple pie!
- This no-bake pie recipe is a delicious dessert for a potluck, BBQ, or any special occasion on a hot summer day... Texas-summer approved!
- You don't need to fuss with graham cracker pie crust-just add the Nilla wafer crumbs to the bottom of a pie plate and add the pineapple pie filling!
The best part of this pineapple pie is that it's a super easy, no-bake recipe. It's the perfect summer dessert for warm, sunshiny days: sweet, tropical, creamy, and cold!
🧾 Ingredients
This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the green recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.
📖 Variations
- Whip the heavy whipping cream with a hand mixer or use Cool Whip. Try my easy Homemade Cool Whip without Gelatin to make it from scratch with instant pudding mix!
- You can substitute the Nilla wafers for graham crackers, shortbread cookies, or gingersnaps.
- Feel free to use a pre-made graham cracker crust instead of crushed cookie crumbs. If you have time, make my no-bake homemade crust recipe-it's so easy!
- You can cut 16 regular-size marshmallows into four pieces or use 64 mini marshmallows-whatever you have in your pantry works just fine!
🔪 Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. Full instructions are in the green recipe card at the bottom of the page. Click on the image to see it full size.
Make the filling
Combine the sugar, flour, salt, and pineapple syrup in a large
Pour the mixture into a large saucepan and whisk it over low heat until it thickens.
Temper the beaten egg with some of the hot mixture, then whisk it into the saucepan.
Stir in the marshmallows until they melt.
Fill and chill
Fold in the pineapple and chill for 1 hour.
Fold in the whipped cream.
Press the cookie crumbs into the bottom of your pie dish and line the edges with Nilla wafers.
Add the pie filling. Chill for 30 minutes.
🍴 Equipment
Make sure you have these things on hand before you start.
- 8-inch pie plate
- large
mixing bowl - heavy saucepan
- whisk
- blender is helpful for crushing 'Nilla Wafers
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🥫 How to store leftover fluffy pineapple pie
No-bake recipes like this fluffy pineapple pie must be stored in the fridge. Refrigerate leftover pie covered with plastic wrap or in an airtight container for up to four days.
This no-bake dessert recipe is freezer-friendly! Wrap your pie dish tightly in plastic wrap and aluminum foil and freeze it for up to three months.
Thaw the frozen pie in the fridge before serving.
Marye's Notes
Don't want to mess with a pie? Crush all the 'Nilla Wafers and put half in the bottom of a bowl, cover with filling, and put the remaining cookie crumbs on top. Just spoon it out!
💭 Things to know
- Use a blender or food processor to quickly grind the nilla wafers into crumbs. It only takes a few seconds!
- Remember to reserve ⅔ cup of the pineapple syrup from your can of crushed pineapple to simmer with the sugar, flour, and salt-don't dump it down the drain!
- Tempering the beaten egg with a little hot pineapple syrup mixture slowly heats up the egg. If you add egg directly to a hot saucepan, it'll scramble!
- Don't skip the chilling time! This no-bake pie recipe needs all that time in the fridge to firm up and meld the flavors together.
- Garnish the top of the pie with coconut flakes or add a maraschino cherry to each slice for a pop of color and extra fruity flavor. You can also add pineapple chunks or more whipped cream if you'd like!
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👩🍳 FAQs
Pineapple chunks are too chunky for this creamy pineapple pie recipe. If you don't have crushed pineapple, you can use blended pineapple chunks.
I don't recommend it.
Graham crackers, shortbread cookies, and gingersnaps are great substitutes for nilla wafers in this pineapple cream pie recipe.
Yes! It's the easiest dessert to make ahead and freeze. To prevent freezer burn, tightly wrap your pie dish in plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Freeze your delicious treat for up to three months and let it thaw in the fridge before serving.
📚 Related recipes
- Made with five basic ingredients, my no-bake Pineapple Cream Cheese Pie is an easy dessert that always gets rave reviews!
- Straight from a 1960s recipe box, my No-Bake Millionaire Pie is an easy recipe packed with pineapple, pecans, maraschino cherries, coconut, and lemon juice.
- No Bake Banana Pudding Pie is an easy pie recipe that's a fun spin on classic banana pudding, with layers of sliced bananas, Nilla wafers, and creamy vanilla pudding!
📞 The last word
Every bite of this fluffy pineapple pie recipe is full of memories for me - and I hope that it makes some delicious memories in your family, too.
If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need.
If you love this recipe please comment below and give it 5 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📖 Recipe
Old-Fashioned Pineapple Cream Pie
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Instructions
Pineapple pie filling
- Mix sugar, flour, and salt.
- Whisk in the reserved pineapple juice/syrup.
- Cook over low heat, whisking constantly, until thick.
- Whisk a little of the hot mixture into the egg to temper it then whisk the egg mixture back into the hot liquid in the pan.
- Cook, whisking contantly about 2 more minutes.
- Add mashmallows, stirring until they are melted.
- Fold in pineapple.
- Chill 1 hour.
- Fold in whipped cream.
- Spoon into prepared crust.
- Chill 30 minutes. For best results chill overnight or freeze.
Nilla Wafer crust
- Blend 12 of the 'Nilla Wafers to crumbs.
- Pour the crumbs into a 8-inch pie pan.
- Line the edge of the pie pan with whole 'Nilla Wafers standing around the edge.
Notes
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- Tempering the beaten egg with a little hot pineapple syrup mixture slowly heats up the egg. If you add egg directly to a hot saucepan, it'll scramble!
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- Don't skip the chilling time! This no-bake pie recipe needs all that time in the fridge to firm up and meld the flavors together.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This recipe has been tested several times. If you choose to use other ingredients, or change the technique in some way, the results may not be the same.
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