"TESTED & PERFECTED RECIPE -- Filled with creamy coconut custard, whipped cream and heaps of toasted coconut, this coconut cream pie is downright dreamy...."
INGREDIENTS
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7-1/2 ounces shortbread cookies, such as Walker's Pure Butter Shortbread, finely ground (if you don't have a baking scale, it's 11 Walker's rectangular cookies, from 2 boxes)
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1-1/4 cups loosely packed sweetened flaked coconut
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4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
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2 large eggs
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2 large egg yolks
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3/4 cup granulated sugar
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2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, packed
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2 tablespoons cornstarch, packed
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Pinch salt
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1-1/2 tablespoons Malibu Rum (coconut-flavored rum)
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5 tablespoons Cream of Coconut (stir well before using)
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1 cup coconut milk (stir well before using)
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1 cup whole milk
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3 tablespoons unsalted butter
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1 cup heavy whipping cream
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3 tablespoons sugar
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1 tablespoon Malibu rum or light rum
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3/4 cup unsweetened coconut chips or flakes, toasted in a skillet until golden and cooled (see note below)