coconut cream pie

Albemarle, NC
Updated on Feb 12, 2011

It is a very easy coconut pie to make and takes a short time to make it. It is moist and taste very good. The family loves it very much. I am the only one in my family that makes pies. I love baking so very much for my family.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 20 Min
method ---
yield 6 to 8

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup cane sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups coconut, flaked toasted and divided
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 3 cups milk, 2%
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 - eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 - 9 inch pastry shell (baked)

How To Make coconut cream pie

  • Step 1
    In medium sauce pan, combine sugar, flour, and salt. Stir in milk; cook and stir over medium heat until thickend and bubbly.
  • Step 2
    Reduce heat, cook and stir two minutes more. Remove from heat, stir 1 cup of hot mixture into beaten eggs and return all back into sauce pan, cook and stir over medium heat until nearly boiling (do not boil) Reduce heat and stir 2 minutes longer.
  • Step 3
    Stir in 1 cup coconut, butter and vanilla extract. Pour into pie shell, and sprinkle with rest of the remaining coconut. Chill several hours before stirring. Refrigerate leftovers.

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