When I was driving with my daughter in the car last week, she sometimes likes to play this game where she will say, “raise your hand if you like the color pink” or “raise your hand if you like marshmallows” to which if you like any question she asks, you have to raise your hand too. We’re driving along, playing this game when she asks “raise your hand if you’ve never had pie!” And up her hand goes! I was puzzled by this. Surely there have been pies at Christmas and Thanksgiving. But she insisted she had never had pie! How could that be, I cook all the time? But she was right, I’ve made tons of cookies, breads, donuts, coffee cakes, birthday cakes, but never a pie! I felt bad that my daughter, who is a few months shy of 7 has never had pie! Well, I knew right then and there I had to make a pie for my baby. And, I knew immediately which one I would make. The easy Jello Chocolate Dream Pie. It’s my all time favorite pie. I could turn down cherry or apple pie, but when it comes to chocolate pie, I have to have a piece. When I was in high school, my twin sister, and our best friends who were twins would frequently stop at a restaurant called Bakers Square, where we would each get a slice of pie and believe it or not a basket of fries to go with it! (Gross!) I would always get the chocolate cream pie which either had shavings of chocolate on top, or tiny chocolate chips on top. I made the basic Jello recipe, however I used skim milk instead of whole milk, fat free chocolate pudding, and fat free COOL WHIP whipped topping (the kind that comes frozen in a tub). I hope that my daughter loved her first piece of pie and that it will be a memory she will have for a long time!Chocolate Dream Pie
- 1 cup skim milk
- 1 package (4 oz.) fat free Jello instant pudding
- 2 1/2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided
- 1 Pillsbury pie crust (in the frozen section – 2 pie crusts come in one package)
- Drizzle of chocolate on top, or chocolate shavings on top to garnish
Pour milk in a large bowl. Add the dry pudding mix and beat about 2 minutes until well blended. Gently stir in 1 1/2 cups of the whipped topping. Spoon into prepared crust. (Bake the crust as directed and let it cool). Freeze 6 hours or until firm.Remove pie from freezer about 15 minutes before serving. Let stand at room temperature to soften slightly. Top with remaining 1 cup of whipped topping and garnish with mini chocolate chips, or chocolate shavings.8 servings
- 182 calories
- 8 grams of fat
The original version had a whopping 330 calories and 17 grams of fat. I can’t tell the difference using the fat free products vs. the regular as far as taste goes. If you have any left over, store it in the freezer. So, the next time you go to a holiday party, or need to bring desert to a block party or pot luck, this is a good one to pick!
This summer Johnny’s little brother (16 at the time) informed us he had never had a taco! We were appalled b/c we LOVE Mexican food and eat something southwesterny at least once a week. We’ve since introduced Qdoba to J’s parents and little brother and they LOVE it and request it almost every Sunday while we visit.
Your daughter looks excited she finally gets pie! We have a Baker’s Square right down the road- you made me crave it! 🙂