Jan 19, 2004
Terrible recipe as listed! I attempted to make this when I was limited with time, and it took way more time than needed because I had to run to the store for additional ingredients because THE PROPORTIONS ARE WRONG!! First of all, unless you're baking a 35" pie, ignore the Cool Whip content. Mixing Cool Whip with all that sugar (way too much which made it gritty and super sweet) and the cream cheese muffled the flavors of the other ingredients. I also needed approx. 3/4 of a can of Blueberry Pie Filling vs. the listed recommendation of 1/2 can. I altered the recipe as follows, and it turned out okay:
1 1/2 bananas, NOT 3 (3 would fill the entire pie shell!)
3 oz. cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup powdered sugar (mixes better than granulated sugar)
1 cup Cool Whip or whipped cream (a BIG difference from the recommended 12 oz. container!)
3/4 can of blueberry pie filling
9" shortbread pie shell
I hope these suggestions make a better pie for any viewers of this review. I turned out to be very tasty, but the original recipe will not result in a doable pie.
—AMBER-SAN