Dar’s Coconut Cream Pie Recipe

If you love coconut cream pie this is one that you will want to try. Full of great flavor. It will go fast, so make two if you have pie lovers in your house. 

Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • Pastry for single-crust pie 9 inches
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 1-1/2 cups half-and-half cream
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups flaked coconut toasted, divided
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. On a lightly floured surface, roll pastry dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°.
  2. Line pastry with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack 20-25 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove foil and weights; bake 3-6 minutes longer or until bottom is golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack.
  3. In a large heavy saucepan, whisk egg yolks, coconut milk, cream, sugar, cornstarch and salt until blended. Bring to a gentle boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 2 minutes longer, whisking vigorously. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and 1 cup coconut. Immediately transfer to crust.
  4. Press plastic wrap onto surface of filling. Refrigerate 2 hours or until cold.
  5. In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until soft peaks form. Spread over pie. Sprinkle with remaining coconut. Yield: 10 servings.

Recipe Notes

From the kitchen of Darlene Bartos, Shoreview, Minnesota: When I whip up a toasted coconut cream pie, my family goes wild and it vanishes.
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