coconut custard pie topped with toasted coconut

How To Make coconut custard pie topped with toasted coconut

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  Step 1
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use 9" pie plate In large bowl, Mix eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla
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  Step 2
  add and stir scalded milk very slowly while mixing with whisk.
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  Step 3
  Once the pie crust is prepared in the pan, place it on bottom oven rack - without the filling. To avoid spilling - Pour the custard filling mixture into the pie plate (so you don't have to carry the filled plate to the oven
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  Step 4
  Add the coconut evenly into the pie filling. Bake for about 45 minute, or until set - when knife inserted comes out clean. NOTE: If you find after about 40 minutes in the oven the pie is still pretty loose, cover it lightly with foil for the last 5 minutes or so..
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  Step 5
  Cover the top of the crust half-way through if you like lighter crust. While pie is baking, toast some coconut in a dry fry pan (about 1/3 cup. It burns easily, so stay with it for a couple minutes. After pie is done - sprinkle toasted coconut on top of hot pie.
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  Step 6
  Cool on rack, then chill. Enjoy! More photos above
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