INGREDIENTS
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Yield: 9 bars
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These Strawberry Coconut Cream Pie Bars are an incredible mixture of coconut cream pie and strawberry cream pie — just perfect for a beautiful spring dessert. Seriously, they are SO GOOD. They’re easy to make, too (no pie crust rolling)!
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Crust Ingredients:
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1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1/4 cup powdered sugar
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Filling Ingredients:
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1 1/2 cups half-and-half
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1 1/2 cups coconut milk
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2 eggs
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3/4 cup white sugar
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1/3 cup cornstarch
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 cup flaked coconut
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1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
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1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Topping Ingredients:
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1 1/2 strawberries (I had some leftover, but I always buy two packs just in case)
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1/2 cup water
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1/4 cup sugar
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2 teaspoons cornstarch
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red food coloring (optional; I skipped this)