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great grandma's coconut cream pie

★★★★★ 5
Beverley1991 avatar
a recipe by
Beverley Williams
@Beverley1991
San Antonio, TX

This coconut cream pie recipe was my husband's great grandmother, Mrs. Cecil Walston's pie recipe.

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Be prepared to have no leftovers when you serve this fantastic coconut cream pie. It's light, fluffy, and super creamy. Perfect for a holiday dessert but easy enough to serve when company is coming for dinner. We opted to lightly toast the coconut and highly suggest taking the extra step. So good!

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
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★★★★★ 5
serves 6-8
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For great grandma's coconut cream pie

  • 1 c
    milk
  • 1 c
    sweetened, flaked coconut
  • 1 c
    light cream
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    corn starch
  • 2
    eggs, separated
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1
    pre-made pie crust
  • 8 oz
    whipped cream

How To Make great grandma's coconut cream pie

  • Baked pre-made pie crust cooling.
    1
    Bake pie crust according to directions on package and cool completely.
  • Room temperature melted butter and whole milk ready to be combined for light cream.
    2
    Place milk and light cream in a double boiler. If you can't find light cream, combine 3 Tbsp melted butter (room temperature) and 1 scant cup of whole milk.
  • Adding sugar to light cream.
    3
    Add sugar and bring to a boil.
  • Stirring together water and corn starch.
    4
    Add 2 Tbsp cold water to corn starch. Stir well.
  • Beating egg yolks until they are light.
    5
    In a bowl beat egg yolks until they are light.
  • Corn starch mixture added to the yolks.
    6
    Add the corn starch mixture to the yolks. Mix well.
  • Cooking egg mixture in a double boiler.
    7
    Add egg mixture to the milk mixture in the double boiler. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Adding vanilla and coconut.
    8
    Remove from heat. Add vanilla and coconut.
  • Custard stirred together and cooling.
    9
    Stir. Let stand 30 minutes.
  • Custard poured into the baked pie crust.
    10
    Pour into prepared crust.
  • Pie covered in plastic wrap.
    11
    Cover with plastic wrap and chill 30 minutes or until set.
  • Chilled pie covered in whipped cream and coconut.
    12
    Remove plastic wrap. Cover with whipped cream and coconut flakes (toasted optional).
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