Most Loved Coconut Cream Pie
Yield
16 servingsPrep
30 minCook
15 minReady
3 hrsIngredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
¾ | cup |
sugar
|
|
¼ | cup |
cornstarch
|
|
2 | teaspoons |
cornstarch
|
|
⅛ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
3 | large |
egg yolks
beaten |
|
3 | cups |
milk
|
|
1 ½ | tablespoons |
butter
or margarine |
|
1 ½ | teaspoons |
vanilla extract
|
|
½ | cup |
coconut
flaked |
* |
1 |
pie shell (9 inch)
9 inch, baked |
||
¾ | cup |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
⅓ | cup |
powdered sugar
|
|
¼ | cup |
coconut
flaked, toasted |
* |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
177 | ml |
sugar
|
|
59 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
1E+1 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
0.6 | ml |
salt
|
|
3 | each |
egg yolks
beaten |
|
7.1E+2 | ml |
milk
|
|
23 | ml |
butter
or margarine |
|
7.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
118 | ml |
coconut
flaked |
* |
1 | each |
pie shell (9 inch)
9 inch, baked |
|
177 | ml |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
79 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
59 | ml |
coconut
flaked, toasted |
* |
Directions
Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a heavy saucepan; stir well.
Combine egg yolks and milk; gradually stir into sugar mixture.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat; stir in butter, vanilla and flaked coconut.
Immediately pour into pastry shell.
Cover filling with wax paper.
Let cool 30 minutes; then chill until firm.
Beat whipping cream until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form.
Spread whipped cream over filling.
Sprinkle with toasted flaked coconut.