Mini Coconut Cream Pies. Individual coconut cream pies made the old fashioned way-with real coconut milk are topped with Non-dairy Reddi-wip® Coconut. There is no better way to start the week than with a big, giant SURPRISE! Especially when it's a surprise for someone as positively lovely as Christina - our lovely friend Dessert for Two!
Fold in tofu, vanilla and coconut extracts, and coconut. Divide among mini pie crusts, and chill. When you cross banana cream pie and coconut cream pie you get a luscious, velvety custard-like filling that blows boxed pudding away, made with coconut milk and mixed with sweetened coconut flakes all cradled in a mini sugar cookie crust. You can Have Mini Coconut Cream Pies using 13 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Mini Coconut Cream Pies
- It's 3 of egg yolks, beaten.
- It's of Whites from 3 eggs from above.
- It's 3/4 cups of granulated sugar.
- Lets Go Prepare 1/3 cup of flour.
- What You needis 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
- Lets Go Prepare 2 tablespoons of butter.
- Lets Go Prepare 2 cups of milk. Coconut milk is fantastic in this.
- Lets Go Prepare 1 of and 1/4 cup toasted coconut. Reserve the 1/4 cup for garnish.
- Lets Go Prepare 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
- What You needis 1/4 teaspoon of cream of tartar.
- What You needis 1/4 cup of sugar.
- It's 1 package of mini pie tarts found in frozen section with pie crust.
- What You needis of Or use 1 9 inch pie crust baked until brown.
While waiting for pies to set you will need to toast the rest of the coconut. These little coconut pies are sturdy enough to travel in a lunch box or picnic basket. Check the baking section at your grocery store for vegan-friendly, ready-made graham cracker pie crusts. This coconut cream pie recipe features a creamy coconut filling, crispy homemade pie crust, mounds of sweet whipped cream, and toasted coconut.
Mini Coconut Cream Pies instructions
- Bake pie shells according to directions. Let cool..
- Seperate egg whites from yolks being careful not to get any yolk in the whites. Set whites aside to get room temperature..
- Beat yolks well. To this add sugar, salt and flour. Mixing well until no lumps are visible..
- Add the milk and stir to combine well..
- Heat in heavy saucepan over medium heat stirring constantly..
- Continue to cook until thick. Remove from heat..
- Add butter and vanilla mixing well until all butter is melted and combined..
- Add toasted coconut and stir. You do not have to toast the coconut but it makes it have a great flavor..
- Pour into prepared shells..
- Beat whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Add 1/4 cup sugar and beat on high until stiff peaks form..
- Spoon or pipe meringue onto pies..
- Brown under broiler until slightly browned. This doesnt take long so keep watch on them..
- Sprinkle with additional toasted coconut..
But coconut cream pie isn't *just* for coconut lovers. If you appreciate thick creamy pies, flaky pie crust, and all that fresh (not store-bought. Check out our Mini Coconut Cream Pies Recipe on Mix & Match Mama, a lifestyle blog by Shay Shull focused cooking, raising a family, and travel. Since making these (and loving them!), I've already make a Chocolate Cream Pie version (coming soon) and am listing all of the other ways I can mix and. What a wonderful coconut cream pie.