How to Make Coconut Cream Pie

This lovely pie is a tropical taste treat. Recipe makes one 9-inch pie.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Waxed Paper
• Medium Mixing Bowls
• Pie Pans
• Pie Weights
• Saucepans
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 c. whipped cream
• 2 1/2 c. flaked sweetened coconut
• 2 tbsp. unsalted butters
• 2 1/2 c. milk
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 4 tbsp. cornstarches
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2/3 c. sugars

Prepare Crust

1. Make piecrust dough. (See "How to Make Basic Piecrust," under Related eHows.)
2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
3. Roll out piecrust dough to a thickness of 1/8 inch. (See Related eHow "How to Roll Out Dough.")
4. Transfer dough to pie pan by rolling the dough around the pin, then unrolling in the pan, or by folding the dough into quarters, then unfolding in the pan.
5. Trim dough edges, leaving a 3/4-inch overhang.
6. Fold the overhang under the edge, creating a rim. Crimp the rim decoratively.
7. Use a fork to prick the bottom of the crust.
8. Cover crust bottom with wax paper.
9. Place pie weights or dried beans on top of wax paper.
10. Put in oven and bake 10 to 12 minutes.
11. Take out weights and remove wax paper.
12. Turn heat down to 350 degrees F.
13. Bake another 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Prepare Filling

14. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
15. Spread about 1 c. of the flaked coconut over a baking sheet.
16. Toast coconut 6 to 8 minutes, or until golden. Check coconut and stir often.
17. Whisk together the milk, cream and egg yolks.
18. Place sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan.
19. Whisk milk mixture into saucepan.
20. Stir on low heat until mixture begins to boil gently.
21. Simmer for 1 minute.
22. Take saucepan off heat.
23. Add butter, vanilla and remaining coconut.
24. Put contents of saucepan into baked pie shell.
25. Allow to sit until cooled.
26. Decorate by sprinkling toasted coconut on top.