Tropical Pie Recipes

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine 2 cups coconut and butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 325° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Toast the remaining coconut; set aside., Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice (discard remaining juice or refrigerate for another use); set pineapple aside. In a saucepan, combine marshmallows and reserved juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until marshmallows are melted. Remove from the heat. Add pineapple, extract and salt; mix well. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until cool., Fold in the whipped cream; spoon into prepared crust. Sprinkle with toasted coconut. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Drain oranges, reserving 2 Tbsp. of the syrup. Place half of the oranges on bottom of crust. Top with half of the banana slices; set aside.
• Beat cream cheese, reserved 2 Tbsp. syrup and vanilla in large bowl with wire whisk until well blended. Gently stir in whipped topping. Stir in 1/3 cup of the toasted coconut. Spread over fruit in crust. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Arrange tropical fruit salad and remaining banana slices in a ring around edge of pie just before serving. Mound remaining oranges in center. Drizzle jam over fruit. Sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup coconut. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.