Pie #44: Second Pie (Mango Pie)

For fear that my nephews might run out of pie this weekend, I decided to make a second for them!  This time Ben was the main eater, and he  proclaimed the pie to be delicious.

I decided to try a Rice Krispies crust from this Rice Krispies website.  The mango pie recipe came from this wiki.

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Mango Pie

Ingredients:

crust:
2.5 c. rice krispies
4.5 T. butter, melted

filling:
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
4 oz. cool whip, softened
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. water, tepid
1 mango, cut into chunks
1 packet no flavor gelatin

Pie Algorithm:
1. Mix melted butter with rice krispies; form into pie pan as crust.

2. In separate bowl, puree mango chunks.  With mixer or hand blender, mix together mango, cream cheese, cool whip, and sugar.

3. Dissolve gelatin in tepid water, then blend into filling.  Mixture should be consistent and smooth.

4. Pour into crust.  Chill for at least four hours.

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This pie was delightfully light and fluffy.  My only complaint was that the mango flavor could have been more prominent.  The recipe above produced a pie with only a subtle mango flavor with a light zing.  I would have loved to taste more mango, and will add 1/2 again as much fruit if I make this pie again.