This gorgeous dish is not only filling but delicious as well!
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Additional Time: | 3 hrs 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 3 hrs 15 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 1 9-inch pie |
Ingredients
- 1 (3 ounce) package watermelon-flavored Jell-O
- ¼ cup hot water
- 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 2 cups diced watermelon
- 1 (9-inch) prepared graham cracker crust
Instructions
- Combine Jell-O and hot water in a large bowl; stir until dissolved and cool, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Fold dessert topping and diced watermelon into gelatin mixture. Pour mixture into the prepared crust. Cool in the refrigerator until set, about 3 to 4 hours.
Reviews
Just perfect!
I found it best to cut the watermelon into very small pieces and let them sit over a strainer for 10 minutes or so, helping to drain the juices, therefore no runny pie. I refrigerated it. It turned out great!
Pie was light and tasty. I substituted fat free whipped topping and used sugar free cherry jello because I couldn’t fine watermelon. The result was very tasty. The water from the watermelon made the bottom of the graham cracker crust a little soft/soggy by days 2 and 3, but still very tasty. I will make it again.
This was a fantastic recipe idea and really easy to make if you take the short route of cool whip. Changes I made were; 1 cup heavy cream whipped with 4 oz. cream cheese and 2 tbsp sugar. I used 1/4 cup watermelon juice (heated) with the watermelon jello. Everything else was original recipe. Great looking and totally a summer treat. I buy most my jello’s on Amazon, this was Jolly Rancher Watermelon that I used.
Be sure to boil the 1/4 cup of water to dissolve the gelatin in or you have a slight grainy-ness to the finished pie.
This easy to make recipe is surprisingly fresh and tasty. I have had a lot of requests to make this, and to share the recipe. This pie should be consumed within a day, but I’ve never had any issues.
I couldn’t even imagine this outside of the Deep South or Maybe Midwest, but I had to try it. Bumper NH melon crop… Used vanilla pudding mix instead of ‘jello’ (couldn’t find watermelon flavor)– which gave instruction for adding “berries” (basically drain fruit really well), and regular whipped cream. Refrigerated overnight. A little gooey but delicious.
Absolutely Amazing!!! I make these all Summer long it’s my favorite and everyone else’s too. Always a huge hit! Refreshing, delicious, and simple!
I make this pie every Summer & my Guests LOVE IT.. I even make it for ”Birthdays” instead of Cake. I cut the watermelon in pieces, then set them in a covered container for a while, then DRAIN the excess juice.. Then assembly only takes less than 10 min. then into the refrig..We can eat an entire dinner & still have room for this Light & Fluffy PIE!!
I wasn’t able to find The jello brand but instead used the Jolly Rancher brand which worked very well. I decided to make a pretzel crust from my Key Lime pie recipie instead of the graham cracker. I’m one of those who likes to salt my watermelon and thought sweet and salty sounded better. It turned out awesome. No need to worry about leftovers! Thanks for the awesome dessert!
I saw this recipe in the magazine and made it for a cookout, IT WAS A HIT! My 1 year old niece kept freaking out when the little bites we gave to her were gone, had to keep giving her more, it was a perfect summer treat!
When we made this pie we drained and pressed as much ready available moisture without dehydrating the melon as we could and this pie was excellent. This one definitely rates on the T.D.G. N.F.C. scale. Too Good Not For Company….. Greedy? Aye, I think I might. Arrrgh!
need to find a way to firm up pie….runny. but tastey
This is a perfect summer treat. Very easy to make, and it was a huge hit.
Easy to make, refreshing and yummy to eat!!
Very unusual but kinda good !!! Has anyone tried it with maybe peaches with peach jello or strawberries and strawberry jello? So easy –gotta try.
Absolutely deliciously decadent! What a perfect dessert for the hottest days of the year – so cool and refreshing. Make sure you have extra recipes handy when you bring it, Because you will be asked. And be ready for it to disappear in about 30 seconds during potlucks and picnics. Volunteer to bring this to gatherings because you can’t get any easier than this. I pulsed 5X in my food processor and voila – the watermelon was done. I strained it and dumped it right into the bowl with the gelatin water and the whip. I agree with a previous reviewer – place it in the freezer for 3 hours for better results. I pulled this together after a full day on my feet and had no energy left. And it tastes like you spent a lot of time preparing it. Enjoy and have fun!
Okay the first time I made this was with Jolly Rancher jello. It was very tasty. I made it again with Jello brand… Not as tasty.
This is perfect for summer cookouts. Quick and easy to throw together. I truly couldn’t have done it better myself. Everything about this pie is on point. Super tasty and simple way to put a smile on everyone’s faces. Great job! Thanks for sharing.
Did not taste good.
I made it for a crowd of 40, so I used graham cracker crumbs and followed the recipe for a crust. I then placed the crumbs in a shallow ‘steam’ pan and baked it for 10 minutes to give it a little more texture. A little fresh chopped mint to garnish, refrigerated it over night and it was a sensational hit! Great to end a Southern Summertime meal!