Old-Fashioned Pineapple Cream Pie

A slice of pineapple cream pie with a cherry on the top.

Old-Fashioned Pineapple Cream Pie

This vintage pineapple cream pie combines sweet crushed pineapple, fluffy whipped cream, and marshmallows in a cloud-fluffy filling tucked into a simple Nilla wafer crust. It's an easy no-bake dessert that's been winning friends and influencing potlucks since 1941.

Course Dessert- Pie

Cuisine American - Vintage

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Chilling time 1 30

Total Time 1 55

Servings

Calories 237kcal

Author Marye Audet-White

Ingredients

2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1 pinch salt
⅔ cup syrup from crushed pineapple
1 egg beaten
16 marshmallows quartered, or 64 mini marshmallows
15 ounces crushed pineapple in syrup or juice drained and syrup reserved
½ cup heavy cream whipped - you can use Cool Whip if you want
24 'Nilla Wafers

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

Storage:

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.

Tips:

- 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.

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