Yes, there’s pie under all that goodness.
Written by joythebaker on March 28, 2008 – 7:57 am -
Ok everyone… take a deep breath. It’s time for pie!
This beast of a pie is Peabody’s Grandmother’s Lime Conspiracy Pie with marshmallows.
It is a result of the convergence of several things in my mind and in my pantry.
A friend mentioned a pie topped with tiny colorful marshmallows. Sounds like a great idea, right? On the same day, Peabody posted a recipe for the most amazing and bizarre lime jello salad. The fruity marshmallows were on sale at the grocery and the rest of the ingredients practically jumped out of the pantry. I put everything on hold. I just had to make this pie.
And then, this pie took on a life of it’s own. I felt like Dr Frankenstein, except my pie didn’t learn compassion or love. Nonetheless it sat there in my fridge with it’s colorful marshmallows and sweet oozing topping, practically begging to be touched up and gawked at. And what a camera whore… don’t even get me started on that!
It all started innocently enough with graham crackers. I pressed out a graham cracker crust and threw it in the oven to bake.
Then came the lime jello madness. This jello salad has cream cheese, pineapple, mandarin orange slices and soda pop. I was skeptical, but I loved the pale green color in Peabody’s post. And really, anything with cream cheese is fantastic.
After the jello had set in the pie crust I topped it with left over seven minute frosting and marshmallows. That’s where the trouble started. The pie took on a personality. It was just too pleased with itself. It was enamored by it’s own preciousness. And I was too! After a few hours, I knew that I just had to get the pie out of my house. It was all I could think about! It was taking over. I took the pie, knocked on a neighbors door, and asked them to take it off my hands. Please. They said something about the pie being too cute to eat. I told them that that was exactly what the pie wanted them to think, and that it had to be eaten for its own good.
Long story short- the pie was delicious, and didn’t put up too much of a fight.
Try this pie, but be warned, it might try to take over your life. Eat it before it does.
Graham Cracker Crust
1 2/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
3 Tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons melted butter
Mix together graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter until well combined
Press into a 9 inch pie pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely before adding filling.
Lime Jello Conspiracy Salad
1 (6 ounce) package Lime Jello
1 cup boiling water
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (15 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 cup Sprite
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1 (8 ounce) carton Cool Whip, divided
Boil water and add Jello, stir until dissolved. In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and the vanilla extract until fluffy. Stir in the Jello and beat until smooth. Add the pineapple, oranges, soda and pecans. Mix until incorporated. Chill the mixture in refrigerator for about 30-40 minutes, so that when you lift it with a spoon it’s clumpy. Fold in 3/4 of the cool whip.
Pour into cooled pie shell and refrigerate for 3-4 hours until firm. After the pie has firmed up, top with the remaining cool whip, or whipped cream. I used some left over Seven Minute Frosting that I had in the fridge. Anything fluffy white topping will do! Top with as many marshmallows as you like!
Thanks Peabody!
Tags: graham cracker, jello, marshmallow, Pie
Posted in Pie, Recipes | 21 Comments »
Oh god Joy… as always, droooooooooooool…
Looks insanely good! I have been mulling over how to make my Grams Green Jello Salad into a cupcake. Still working on it.
It looks like the Mermaid Pie in the movie Waitress!!
What a great idea! I mentioned to Peabody that I live in Utah, where Jello is the official state snack, so we see it in all forms here. But I’ve never seen it quite like this! It looks delicious!
OMG! I love it…I love it as a pie. And the colored marshmallows just make it soooo much better!
This post had me laughing from beginning to end. That pie is too cute to eat!
It sounds so wonderful…but the marshmallows truly MAKE it! So eye catching, and the sweetness jumps from the page!
What a fun pie. The kids would love it! Didn’t they do a pie similar to this in the movie “Waitress?” Seems like I’m remembering her bringing it to the Dr.’s office.
This pie looks beautiful. I just love all the colorful marshmallows on top. I’ve got to make this!
Jenny
Picky Palate
Love the marshmallows, especially like the first picture.
I’ m new a reader of yours, and all your recipes look delicious, particularly this delightful pie.
i don’t think i’ll ever get over marshmallows….i mean, really. they are so great to me and look beautiful on your pie.
great looking pie. my mom makes something similar to this, but it doesn’t have a a cool name like lime conspiracy. very good!
Wowsa, this is some crazy pie!
oh my! how cute! love how you adapted peabody’s recipe
[...] pie is you need a muchload of marshmallows in your life. Yes, muchload. var addthis_pub = ”; var [...]
Joy, I’m new to your site and love it! This is an adorable pie!
This looks just like “Marshmallow Mermaid Pie” from the movie Waitress…I think I’m going to have to make it now!
This is one of the cutest pies I’ve ever seen (I’m a fan of anything with pastels).
Delish! <3
Joy — I love your site. Love your cheery personality, always bubbly and positive. And your recipes are fantastic!
But this recipe…uh…looks rather disgusting (to be blunt). Jello? Sprite? Marshmallows? Cream Cheese?
Overly sweet. Overly processed. Overly chemical/fake.
Joy – one of your resolutions was to bake healthier, more tasteful foods. What happened?
Still love u anyways!
[...] Joy the Baker shifted Peabody’s Lime Jello Conspiracy Salad into pie form and added her own layer to the story. And now I’m adding mine. [...]