If you like strawberry jello and vanilla jello pudding, you can combine them with fresh strawberries to make the filling for this delicious cereal nut crust pie recipe. Corn Chex or Rice Chex are great for making a really crunchy, crispy pie crust, and the peanut butter and honey adds a luxurious flavor, as well as nutrients. This is an extra flavorful jello recipe.
The topping is a light, creamy combination of Cool Whip and cream cheese, which contrasts nicely with the other layers. This strawberry vanilla jello pie in a nut crust is a great dessert for the whole family. This vanilla jello pudding pie does not take long to make and it is quite easy too. It will need at least three hours of chilling, for the jello layer to set, but possibly more, so make it in plenty of time.
You can use a different flavor of jello if you like, and a different type of fruit. If you are using frozen berries instead of fresh ones, you have to allow them to thaw first because frozen berries retain a lot of liquid, which will make the jello layer too runny.
Ingredients -
For the Crust:
3 oz corn chex cereal (or rice chex)
4 teaspoons honey
4 tablespoons peanut butter
For the Filling:
4 cups fresh strawberries, green bits removed
1 packet strawberry jello
1 packet vanilla pudding
2 cups water
For the Topping:
8 oz softened cream cheese
4 tablespoons cool whip
2 tablespoons sugar
Preparation:
Crush the cereal in a blender and remove 2 teaspoons. Mix the peanut butter and honey into the crushed chex cereal. Flatten to cover the base of a baking dish.
Cook the vanilla pudding in the water until it boils.
Add the jello gradually, stirring well.
Arrange the strawberries in the crust and pour over the jello mixture.
Chill.
Beat the topping ingredients together and spread over the jello pudding layer when it has set.
Sprinkle the reserved 2 teaspoons of crushed cereal over the top.
Chill and serve.
(Serves 8)
If you enjoy strawberry vanilla jello pie in a nut crust, what about using strawberry jello to make jello popsicles? You can buy popsicles from the store, of course, but these are not as tasty as homemade ones and they work out much more expensive too. Combining sugar, Kool-Aid, jello and water is all you need to do to make homemade jello popsicles.
Jello pudding is very versatile and you can eat it chilled or frozen in other jello pudding recipes. Vanilla jello pudding can be combined with other ingredients like ice cream and fruit, and then frozen. Jello pudding pops are delicious and refreshing.