Tropical Strawberry Pie

Ingredients:

• 2   cups fresh strawberries, divided
• 1/2  cup sugar
• 4   teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4  cup water
• 1   4-serving-size package regular coconut cream pudding mix (not instant)
• 1 1/2  cups milk
• 1  8  ounce can pineapple tidbits, drained
• 1  9  inch baked pastry shell
•  Sweetened whipped cream
•  Toasted shredded coconut

Directions:

1. In a food processor or blender, place 1 cup of the strawberries. Cover and process or blend till finely chopped.

2. In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in chopped strawberries and the water. Cook and stir over medium heat till thickened and bubbly; remove from heat and cool.

3. Prepare pudding mix as directed on package using 1 1/2 cups milk. Stir pineapple into warm pudding and pour into pastry shell. Halve remaining strawberries and arrange over the filling in 2 to 3 rows around the outer edge of the pie. Top pie with strawberry mixture. Loosely cover and chill 3 hours or till firm. Top each serving with whipped cream and toasted coconut. Makes 8 servings.

Source: recipe.com