Millionaire Pie
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Posted: 10/06/25
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This Millionaire Pie recipe is a rich, creamy dessert made with a graham cracker crust filled with a sweet mixture of crushed pineapple, chopped pecans, shredded coconut, and fluffy whipped topping—perfect for holidays, potlucks, and easy make-ahead treats.
My nearly no-bake millionaire pie recipe is perfectly creamy and just sweet enough with cream cheese, Cool Whip, coconut flakes, crushed pineapple, maraschino cherries and chopped pecans. It is always a crowd favorite and often the first dessert to disappear when there are a few to choose from.
The kids especially love all of the different textures from the cherries, pineapple and coconut mixed with the cream cheese and Cool Whip, too. This millionaire pie recipe with cream cheese is a fun upgrade from a super simple No Bake Cheesecake with your favorite fruit topping.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- This classic icebox pie has only about 10 minutes of prep time before you leave the pie to set in the fridge.
- You can prepare this dessert a day in advance, leaving you lots of time to prepare anything else you may need for your get together.
- Millionaire pie is made from ingredients that you can just open up, measure and add to the bowl, so there is a less clean up.
Ingredients For Millionaire Pie
- Graham cracker crumbs – Graham crumbs have a subtle sweetness that makes this crust great. If you happen to forget to pick these up and you’ve got graham crackers in your pantry, just add some to your food processor and make your own crumbs.
- Butter – Melted butter binds sugar and graham cracker crumbs together for the pie crust.
- Brown sugar – Adds a nice caramel sweetness to the crust.
- Cream cheese – Use full fat cream cheese for the best flavor. Soften by leaving out at room temperature for about 30 minutes on the counter.
- Sugar – White granulated sugar dissolves well in the cream cheese mixture and adds the perfect amount of sweetness.
- Coconut flakes – Use sweetened coconut flakes to add texture and flavor.
- Crushed pineapple – Drain the pineapple well with a fine mesh sieve so that there isn’t any extra moisture in the pie that will keep it from setting.
- Maraschino cherries – Maraschino cherries add texture and flavor to the pie and make a pretty garnish, too.
- Chopped pecans – Pecans are the usual nut for millionaire pie, but if you have something else in your pantry like almonds or walnuts, you can definitely use those.
How To Make Millionaire Pie
In a bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and brown sugar with a fork.
Press graham cracker mixture into the bottom plus 1 1/2 inches up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
Bake for 10 minutes in preheated oven. Remove and allow to cool.
In a large bowl, mix cream cheese and sugar with a hand mixer until well combined.
Add coconut, drained crushed pineapple, pecans and 1 cup of maraschino cherries.
Gently fold in half of the Cool Whip and pour cream cheese mixture into the cooled pie crust.
Top with remaining Cool Whip and add remaining maraschino cherries.
Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
Pro Tips
- If you don’t want to turn on your oven, chill the pie crust for at least one hour before pouring in the pie filling.
- Use the flat bottom of a measuring cup or drinking glass to press the graham cracker crust into the pie plate.
- Save the pineapple juice and make a Bay Breeze cocktail for happy hour.
No one will believe you when you tell them how easy eye-catching millionaire pie is to prepare! Or keep the simple recipe for millionaire pie a secret, it will just be that much more of a show stopper when you serve this dessert.
Did you make this? If you snap a photo, please be sure tag me on Instagram at @julieseatsandtreats or #julieseatsandtreats so I can see your yummy treat!
Millionaire Pie Recipe
Millionaire Pie is a creamy dessert with pineapple, pecans, coconut, and whipped topping in a graham cracker crust—easy and perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- 8 Tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup brown sugar packed
For the Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese (1 brick)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- 15.25 ounces crushed pineapple well drained (1 can)
- 1 ½ cups maraschino cherries drained & chopped, divided
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- 8 ounces container cool whip divided
Instructions
For the Crust
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a bowl combine the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and brown sugar with a fork until well combined.
- Press graham cracker mixture into the bottom and 1 ½ inches up the sides of a 9 inch pie plate.
- Place the graham cracker crust in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it cool.
For the Filling
- In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese and sugar together with a hand mixer until well combined.
- Add the coconut, crushed pineapple, pecans, and 1 cup of maraschino cherries. Stir with a spatula until combined
- Gently fold in ½ of the Cool Whip. Pour into the crust.
- Top with remaining Cool Whip and then top the cool whip with the remaining maraschino cherries.
- Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
Tips
Fridge: Store millionaire pie wrapped tightly with plastic wrap for up to 5 days.
Freezer: Leave off whip topping and cherries to freeze. Cover well with plastic wrap and then place the pie into a freezer safe bag. Thaw overnight in the fridge. Top with Cool Whip and cherries to serve.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 584kcal (29%), Carbohydrates: 73g (24%), Protein: 5g (10%), Fat: 32g (49%), Saturated Fat: 17g (106%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 63mg (21%), Sodium: 338mg (15%), Potassium: 251mg (7%), Fiber: 4g (17%), Sugar: 57g (63%), Vitamin A: 831IU (17%), Vitamin C: 5mg (6%), Calcium: 118mg (12%), Iron: 1mg (6%)
Storage
Fridge: Store millionaire pie wrapped tightly with plastic wrap for up to 5 days.
Freezer: Leave off whip topping and cherries to freeze. Cover well with plastic wrap and then place the pie into a freezer safe bag. Thaw overnight in the fridge. Top with Cool Whip and cherries to serve.
How To Serve Millionaire Pie
Millionaire pie is a great dessert to finish off a meal. Slice it for guests and offer more maraschino cherries and whipped topping on the side. A fruit salad is always a nice touch at dessert time, too.
More Great No Bake Recipes
- Classic graham cracker crust, creamy banana filling, whip topping and sliced bananas make the ultimate, easy Banana Cream Pie.
- Tart lime and cream cheese are a great combination and this Key Lime Cheesecake is one that is sure to impress even your biggest dessert critics!
- It’s always a good idea to have a snack within reach for the kiddos (and adults!), so whip up some Peanut Butter Cheerio Bars and take it on the go with you. They are sweet, savory and perfectly chewy.
- When you’re craving everyone’s favorite bonfire treat, whip up some S’Mores Trifles to share. Nothing better than a butter graham crust, chocolate ganache, marshmallow cream filling and chocolate cream.
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