Granny Moore’s “off the hook” pie

bananas are a key ingredient in this delicious pie

This is a no bake refrigerator pie.

• 2 graham cracker crusts (see note below)
• 3 bananas
• 1 package Dreamwhip (see note below)
• ½ ts. Vanilla
• 2- 8 oz. packages cream cheese (see notes below)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 can pie filling

Crust:

2 prepackaged graham cracker crusts

-Or-

• 2 cups grated cookie crumbs (I use tea biscuits)
• ½ cup softened butter
• Sugar optional depending on how sweet the cookies are.

Mix the crumbs and butter together and form thin layer in the bottom of 2 eight inch pie pans.  Lightly toast.

Filling:

Beat together softened cream cheese and sugar.  In separate bowl prepare dreamwhip according to directions on packet adding vanilla.  Fold dreamwhip into cream cheese mixture.

Slice bananas and place single layer in crust.   Layer the cream cheese mixture over the bananas reserving ½.  Spread the pie filling over the cream cheese splitting the contents of the can over both pies.  Using remaining cream cheese mixture, make a final layer over the fruit.

Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.  Don’t leave out it will melt.

Notes:

If prepackaged graham cracker crusts are not available make the optional crust.

If you cannot get dreamwhip, use a sweetened whipped cream and add the vanilla.  This can be done without a mixer just takes determination and a little longer to get peaks to form in the whipped topping.

If you can’t get cream cheese, look around for a substitute like nouvella.  Ask your grocer they might be able to special order something for you, mine does.

Pie filling can be any fruit but I like blueberry.  That is what Granny Moore always used and it is always a hit.  I like to pick up a can or two at an imports store when I am in the capitol but you could certainly make your own.