Leprechaun Pie
Ingredients:
For Crust:
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter
For Filling:
1 8-ounce package of cream cheese, softened
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
2/3 cup lemonade or limeade concentrate, you choose!
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Green food coloring
For Topping:
1/3 cup shredded coconut
Several drops of green food coloring
Directions:
For Crust:
Mix the crumbs, sugar, and butter in a nine-inch pie pan or springform pan. Mix until the crumbs have absorbed the butter and the mixture is uniform.
Press the crumbs across the bottom of the pan and up the sides.
Bake for ten minutes at 350 F or 150 C, or refrigerate the crust for an hour.
For Filling:
In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese until soft. Add the sweetened condensed milk and beat until smooth.
Add the lemonade or limeade concentrate and lemon juice and continue beating until smooth. Color with green food coloring as desired.
Poor into the pie shell and place in the freezer while you mix the topping.
For Topping:
Place the coconut in a small bowl with several drops of food coloring and stir until the coconut turns green.
Garnish with the pie with coconut.
Refrigerate the pie.