Coconut Cream Pie. What a wonderful coconut cream pie. I tested this recipe out tonight because my girlfriend wants one for her birthday. Reviews for: Photos of Old Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie.
When it comes to pie recipes, this classic coconut pie recipe takes the blue ribbon. The use of a refrigerated pie crust makes it easy and the whipped cream makes it stunning. Coconut cream pie is one of my favorites to make because it requires little effort, but final outcome is "looks-like-you-worked-on-it-all-day" delicious! You can Have Coconut Cream Pie using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Coconut Cream Pie
- What You needis 1 cup of milk.
- It's 1 cup of half & half.
- What You needis 3 tbs of flour.
- Lets Go Prepare 1 tbs of corn starch.
- It's 1/2 cup of sugar.
- Lets Go Prepare Pinch of salt.
- What You needis 3 of egg yolks.
- It's 1/2 tsp of vanilla.
- What You needis 1/2 cup of coconut flakes (sweetened).
- What You needis of Meringue.
- It's 1 tbs of water.
- It's 3 of egg whites.
- It's 1 tsp of baking powder.
- What You needis of Pie crust (makes 2).
- Lets Go Prepare 2 cup of flour.
- It's 2/3 cup of butter flavored crisco.
- It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
- Lets Go Prepare of Cold water to form dough.
The individual components of this pie can be prepared. Then, top the coconut cream pie with a little more toasted coconut. At this point, you can either slice the pie and serve it or refrigerate it until you're ready to enjoy it! Filled with coconut custard, whipped cream and heaps of toasted coconut, this coconut cream pie is.
Coconut Cream Pie instructions
- Pie crust.
- Add salt to flour. Cut the crisco into the flour, do not over mix. Add enough cold water to form a soft dough. Do not over knead. Roll out to 1/8 inch thickness and place in a 9” pie pan. Bake at 350 degrees until lightly golden brown. Take out of the oven to cool..
- Cream filling.
- Mix dry ingredients with the egg yolks. In a sauce pan, add milk and half & half, and bring to a boil. Add the flour egg mixture with the vanilla to the milk mixture. Stirring until the mixture is thick like a custard consistency and no lumps. Cool at room temperature. Pour into cooled pie shell..
- Meringue.
- Add the water, baking powder and egg whites and beat on high until soft white peaks form. Top the custard with the meringue and sprinkle the top with the coconut flakes..
- Bake pie at 400 degrees for about 7 minutes until the meringue and coconut are toasted and brown..
- Cool at room temperature before putting it in the refrigerator..
Coconut cream pie is a diner classic, but there's no reason you can't make it at home. Cover the coconut cream pie with plastic wrap and chill it until the filling is firm. Coconut cream pie, to be exact! This is the ultimate Coconut Cream Pie! It's starts with a buttery flakey pie crust then it's layered with a rich and luscious coconut custard, fluffy whipped cream and finished with toasted coconut.