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Cruzette
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Jun 25, 2014

Dollar Store Food Bargains - Pie Recipe

OK, I admit it, I love to shop at the Dollar Store for stuff! I was always kind of Leary to buy any food items, but I am over that now.

So recently I have been buying canned pie filling and Graham cracker pie crust at the Dollar Store. I buy, lemon, keylime, banana and I even tried the apple with this recipe!

At my local grocery store I buy an 8 oz package of cream cheese and a 16oz tub of Cool Whip.

This recipe makes two pies.

Soften the cream cheese to room temperature. This is a very important step, do not skip!

Beat the soften cream cheese, then beat in 1 can of pie filling, your choice. Mix well. If using a fruit pie filling like apple beat mixture until fruit is well incorporated and in small bits.

Fold about half of the defrosted Cool Whip into the filling mixture. Divide mixture in half and pour into and spread between the two Graham cracker crust. Divide remaining Cool Whip between the two pies and spread evenly over top of filling. Refrigerate two hours prior to serving. Enjoy!

Of course, you could always buy all the ingredients at the grocery store and not the Dollar Store if you prefer. Either way, this Creamy Cheese Pie is really GOOD!

What bargains are you buying at the Dollar Store?
  • No Dollar/General/any of em stores anywhere near me but the women of another forum I frequent talk about it allll the time:).

    As well I'm basically a perimeter shopper for a variety of reasons so my processed food buys are pretty limited. Do enjoy Ocean State Job Lot when I get further North though. In fact I'm in the process of making iced tea mixed with a bottle of Knudsen's black cherry juice I bought at Ocean.

    Basically the recipe is 2 parts iced tea to 1 part juice of your preference. Add sugar syrup to taste, lots of ice and serve.
  • Hi,

    I find the pancake mix is a great bargain. It seems to be excellent and is actually cheaper than making up the mix from ingredients.

    Crushed garlic is another bargain, as are many of the cleaning products. Cerials tend to come in small boxes which are perfect for an RV.
  • We live in a town of 500+, next to one of 1500+ and Dollar General is building a store here. It took everyone by surprise given the fact there are only 2 small mini marts in the area. We have been shopping at one 4 miles from us.
    I guess they know something?
    But to answer your question I can't give specifics, but we do check them often for many things. Walmart being 10 miles away with $3.40 gas makes us look harder.