Millionaire Pie

Delicious any time, Millionaire Pie is especially prized by the summer cook who doesn't want to heat up the kitchen. The pie itself requires no cooking. If you use an already prepared Graham cracker crust tyhere is no need to use the oven at all.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 1 nine inch pie

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
• 1  cup  grated coconut
• 1  cup  chopped pecans
• 1 (8 ounce) carton  whipped topping, thawed (OR 2 cups whipping cream, whipped and sweetened with 3 tablespoons of sugar)
•  prepared  9 inch pie shell or  graham cracker crust

Directions

1. Cream together the softened cream cheese and the sugar with an electric mixer, letting the mixer run for 3 or 4 minutes on high speed.
2. Stir into the cream cheese mixture the crushed pineapple, coconut and pecans, and mix well.
3. Carefully fold in half of the whipped topping until filling is blended well.
4. Reserve remaining half for top (see below).
5. Pour filling into a prepared crust, and chill for several hours.
6. Notes: Millionaire Pie can be garnished with a dollop of the whipped topping when served, or you can spread the remaining half of the topping over the whole pie and garnish with a sprinkling of chopped pecans.