When I was living with my parents and in my later years of high school, there was a watermelon Jello pie recipe that I just loved. I made it at family gatherings and a few cookouts over the years. I haven’t been able to find watermelon Jello anymore, but this particular recipe will accommodate any flavor of Jello.
So, I decided to try a chocolate raspberry Jello pie. Everything was done exactly the same as the watermelon pie recipe, except I used a chocolate graham cracker crust and raspberry Jello (and of course, I didn’t decorate the pie like a watermelon!).
The only thing I did that was not in the recipe was to spread a layer of warmed hot fudge topping on the pie crust. I let it harden back up in the refrigerator before pouring over the pie filling. However, I found that the fudge layer did not stay solid as I expected at the bottom of the filling – it poured out when I cut the pie! So I would not add the hot fudge layer next time.
I drizzled a good amount of chocolate sauce over the pie before serving as well! It was so yummy, and brought back memories from the watermelon pie days.
If you’re after a very cooling and light dessert this summer, this pie, in any Jello flavor you want, would be the perfect choice.
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The colors alone are enough to make me want to try it. Plus, a cool, delicious treat is just the thing for the summer heat…if it ever arrives in this part of the country!
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Love the color!
Everything was here except for the recipe for the Chocolate Raspberry Jello Pie. Can you email it to me?
Many thanks,
Jeanne
Hello! There is a link to the recipe in the blog post. Some websites do not like people to post their recipes on their blogs, so in some cases I will post a link to the recipe, instead of posting it on my blog. If you are not able to see the link in the post, it is here: http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/wiggly-watermelon-cool-n-53369.aspx?
The recipe on that link is a base recipe. The changes I used to make it “chocolate raspberry” are described in the post above. Please have a re-read of it for more details!