Easy Kool-Aid Pies - Simple Recipe for Kids, too!

The original Kool-Aid pie recipe came out in a Readers Digest in the 1950's way before cool whip and pre- made graham cracker crust. I used to make it as a child. To make it I poured 1 can of evaporated milk into a metal ice tray and put it in the freezer till 1/2 inch was frozen around the edges. I also put the beaters and the mixing bowl in the freezer. In the mean- time I crushed graham crackers and made a crust. Once the milk was ready, I took everything out of the freezer and proceeded to beat the milk. It thickens up just like whipping cream. At the soft peak stage, I gradually added 1/2 cup of granulated sugar and the pack of kool- aid of choice, which at that time they had more variety than today, and I used apricot flavor. I continued to beat this till stiff peaks formed and everything was well incorporated. I put the filling in the pie shell and back in the freezer. In a few hours it was set and absolutely delicious and refreshing. My grandfather loved for me to make it.

I have a 7 yr. old niece. She spends weekends with me & we go to church. She will love making this. I can't wait. We'll make Kool aid pie this weekend.

I just made 2 pies the other day. I made lemon and the other I made cherry. On the cherry to serve I drizzled chocolate syrup on it. It made it like chocolate covered cherry.

A few years ago my daughter and I made about six in three days the family loved them. Then our church had been suppers and made them two .Loved them

I'm making a recipe book for my 9 year old grandson and I can't wait to try this with him

Yum! We love Koolaid Pie. We got on a kick last summer and must have made a dozen of them. I definitely want to try making a watermelon flavored one. Last summer, I wanted to try a lime flavored pie, but don’t care for the Koolaid flavor of lime. I had a box of True-Lime, which I think is just freeze dried lime juice. I used about 17 packets to get the flavor I wanted. It’s probably the best lime pie I’ve ever had! The sweetness of the Eagle Brand mixed with the tartness of the TrueLime is pure perfection! 😋 And funny thing—we discovered that we like the Great Value brand pie crusts even more than the Keebler. They stay more crispy on the bottom.

It's nice to have TRUR FRIENDS, pie looks good I'm going to try it Thank you for sharing.

I had forgotten all about those pies! My mother used to make them often. She would use the whipped topping in the can to decorate the top edge of the pie to make it more "fancy." 😊

I've heard of this pie, but never made one. The watermelon pie sounds so good! It's one of my favorite summer flavors! Thank you Tom, for sharing these delightful recipes. I really appreciate them, and you!

Your channel has become one of our very favorite. In the morning with our coffee we look at YouTube recipes. Tom is always one we look for. I had not heard of Koolaid pie until a couple months ago. She made hers like you did, but at the end she said there is a lower sugar version, my husband is diabetic so we tried it and it was really good, thought some of your viewers would like it. One 8oz package cream cheese softened, 1 cup Splenda and a pkg of koolaid (or 2). I mix with hand mixer because it is easier, then mix in the Cool Whip with a spoon and put in a pie shell and put in fridge for couple hours

Thank you so much for scraping out all the 'goody' from the can and container. In so many food videos it seems they leave almost a fourth of ingredients behind. lol!

I have made this pie for 40 years! My kids and grandkids love it!

Oh my goodness, my mom made her key lime pies like this!!! You brought back such great and yummy memories. I love your ideas and thank you so much for sharing!!!

Love Tom and Melissa. The directions for the recipes are very clear and easy to follow.

I make a yogurt pie in almost the same method but only three ingredients: a graham cracker crust, a 8-oz. tub of cool whip and 2 yogurts. I use the fruit yogurts mostly like peach, strawberries, etc. (I would think any yogurt would work.) Sometimes I’ll put fresh fruit on top: fresh peaches with the peach yogurt pie, etc. If 2 yogurts don’t satisfy your taste, add another same yogurt. Put pie in refrigerator at least 3-4 hours; I actually leave the pie overnight in the refrigerator. This pie is always a hit and has never disappointed through the years.

Thank you for this recipe ☺️ I am definitely going to make this with the grandkids..they'll love it.

Alternate Method - I've always made these with the Jello mix and the Cool Whip only. 8oz. Cool Whip and one 3.4oz. box of jello mix and that's it! Just two ingredients. This will give you a real nice flavor and extra creamy texture. Thanks for the video!

Love the vintage recipes always as I am 68 and made this a lot when my kids were little . Tip just use one but add a tbls of lemon juice that’s what to always did. I make it now but I make an almond flour type crust and I use a soft block of cream cheese and no sweetened condensed milk and 1/3 cup swerve powdered powdered sugar and zero sugar cool whip . I have a cherry in the refrigerator right now and I added a tbls of cherry juice from maraschino cherries to it .

I use that recipe a lot, but I mix in two packages of koolaid because we like a stronger flavor.

I love making these pies. Sometimes I add colored sprinkles on top. The kids love to do that. 👍