Fruits of Africa Pie

INGREDIENTS

• 1 9 inch pastry pie crust

• 1 ½ cups papaya, guava, or apricot nectar

• 4 tbsp. cornstarch

• 4 tbsp. lemon juice

• 4 tbsp. sugar

• ½ tsp. salt

• 2 cups diced fresh fruit (papaya, pineapple, melon, oranges, guavas)

• 1 cup heavy cream

• 4 tbsp. sugar

• ½ cup moist shredded coconut

• ½ cups chopped peanuts

Bake the pie crust.  In a 2-quart saucepan bring 1 ½ cups papaya, guava, or apricot nectar to the boiling point. Dissolve 4 tbsp. corn starch in 4 tbsp. lemon juice. Add 4 tbsp. sugar and ½ tsp. salt. Add to the nectar and cook until thick and clear. Cool slightly.

Add 2 cups diced fresh fruit, singly or in combination. Cool to room temperature. Pour into pie shell. Chill.

Spread with 1 cup heavy cream whipped with 4 tbsp. sugar. Sprinkle with ½ cup shredded coconut mixed with ½ cup chopped peanuts over the top.