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Coconut Cream Pie

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Old fashioned decadence and easy as... pie!

Yield: 6 Ready in 3 hours

Cuisine: Southern U.S.Main Ingredient: Coconut custard

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 6
1 1/2 cupshalf-and-half
1 1/2 cupscoconut milk
3 egg yolks
3/4 cupGranulated Sugar
1/2 cupcornstarch
1/4 teaspoonSalt
1 cupflaked coconut; toasted
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
1 pie shell; (9 inch), baked
1/2 pintheavy whipping cream

Coconut Cream Pie Preparation

In a medium saucepan, combine half-and-half, coconut milk, eggs, sugar, flour and salt. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in 3/4 cup coconut and vanilla extract.

Pour into pie shell and chill 2 to 4 hours, or until firm.

Top with whipped cream or thawed whipped topping. Toast remaining coconut and sprinkle on top.

Notes:

To toast coconut, spread evenly in an ungreased baking pan or cookie sheet. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes at 350 degrees or until golden brown, stirring occasionally.

Delicious in a graham cracker crust.

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Calories Per Serving: 760
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*1 1/2 cups all purpose flour may be substituted for cornstarch

Be sure to beat the custard continually until it just starts to come to a boil. Remove immediately from heat and pour into pie shell. Cool for 3-4 hours or until the custard is firm.

To toast coconut, spread evenly in an ungreased baking pan or cookie sheet. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes at 350 degrees or until golden brown, stirring occasionally.

Delicious in an unbaked or baked and cooled graham cracker crust. [I posted this recipe.]
4 years, 3 months, 1 weeks, 1 days, 1 hours, 54 minutes ago

Tags

  1. coconut
  2. cream pie
  3. sweet and spicy
  4. rich dessert
  5. easy
  6. graham crust
  7. Coconut custard
  8. Southern U.S.

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