Swimming & Cool Whip Pie

A friend of ours recently made some improvements to their pool and invited us over this afternoon for a grand re-opening swim. Considering my children are half fish we hardly ever turn down a chance to swim with friends. This pool was great. It was a mother's dream for being able to relax in the pool with the kids. It had a big stair area, lots of seating nooks in every corner, and a wide stoop that was great for smaller kids to touch bottom and also made a great seating area for grown ups. The center only got to 5 foot at the deepest part, which meant beginning swimmers could play and dive, but never get too deep, and never be too far away from a ledge to hold on to.

I thought it'd be nice to bring a treat to share for when we got out of the pool. The question was what kind of goody to make. It had to be simple, because I wasn't in the mood for complicated. We had some left over graham crackers from all the s'mores we ate while camping last week (the kids devoured the chocolate and the marshmallows, not so much on the crackers) so a pie with a graham cracker crust seemed in order. Combine that with some cool whip and some jello and voila! The perfect light fluffy summer pie!

The pie was a hit! (With the moms and kids... not so much with the hubbies.) Here's my recipe:

Crust:
Melt
     1/3 c butter
Add
     1 1/2 c crushed graham cracker crumbs
     3 T sugar
Press into pie tin. Bake at 450 for 7-10 min. Let cool.

Filling:
Boil
     1 c water
Stir in
     1 box of your favorite jello (Flavors like strawberry & lemon work great. Grape... not so much)
Mix until dissolved, about 2 minutes.
Add
     1 c cold water
Let sit in fridge until cooled off, but not set, about 1 hour. Gently fold in
     1 package cool whip
Pour into prepared pie crust. If desired top with a topping, such as mini marshmallows, chocolate shavings, or sprinkles. Let sit in fridge till completely set, about 3-4 hrs. Eat up!