STRAWBERRY BAVARIAN CREAM PIE

2 1/2 cups flaked coconut

1/3 cup butter, melted

2 pints fresh strawberries, divided

3/4 cup sugar

1 envelope unflavored gelatin

1/2 cup cold water

2 tea. fresh lemon juice

2 cups whipping cream, whipped and divided

18 fresh mint leaves

Combine coconut and margarine. Press into a 9" pie dish. Bake at 300' for 30 to 40 min. or until golden brown. Cool. Thinly slice 1 1/2 pints strawberries. Combine with sugar; set aside until sugar dissolves. Soften gelatin in water and stir over low heat until gelatin dissolves. Combine with strawberries and lemon juice. Fold in 1½ cups whipped cream. Chill until mixture mounds when dropped from a spoon. Pour into crust. Chill at least 4 hours or until set. Garnish with the remaining whipped cream, 1/2 pint strawberries and mint leaves.