Holiday Cherry Gelatin Pie
- Ready In:
- 4hrs
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1 (9 inch) pie crusts, baked and cooled (can use a 10-inch pie shell also)
- 1 (14 ounce) can pitted tart cherries (not cherry pie filling)
- 1 cup sugar, plus
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1 (3 ounce) package cherry gelatin
- 8 -10 drops red food coloring
- 3 medium ripe bananas, sliced (make certain to use yellow ripe bananas with no dark spots)
- 3⁄4 cup chopped pecans
- whipped cream or cool whip frozen whipped topping, thawed
directions
- Drain the cherries reserving 2 tablespoons of the juice.
- In a large saucepan combine 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar and flour.
- Stir in the crushed pineapple with juice, cherries and the 2 tablespoons reserved cherry juice; bring to a boil, cook stirring for about 2 minutes, or until thickened; remove from heat.
- Add in the cherry gelatin powder; stir until dissolved, then stir in the red food colouring.
- Chill until PARTIALLY set.
- Stir in the sliced bananas and nuts.
- Pour into baked and cooled pie shell.
- Refrigerate for a minimum of 3 hours until completely set before serving.
- Slice and dollop with whipped cream or Cool Whip topping, or spread the whipped cream on top of the pie and then slice.
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