How to Make Old-fashioned Coconut Cream Pie

Old-fashioned Coconut Cream Pie is a favorite family recipe. This recipe is my mom's. My Mom, Rose, has always been a scratch cook. She never uses mixes or pre-packaged items. When it comes to birthday celebrations; we have pie instead of cake. Mom is the family pie maker for all occasions.This pie filling is creamy and delicious.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 cup coconut
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups hot milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• Cool Whip Topping (you could use light) or meringue
• Baked pastry shell or graham crack crust

1. This recipe makes one old-fashioned Coconut Cream Pie.You can easily double the recipe and make two pies.
   
   Pre bake a frozen or homemade pastry shell in the oven according to your pie recipe directions. You can use a graham cracker crust if you prefer. Let the crust cool while you make the filling.

2. 
   Add well beaten eggs to mixture

   Combine 2 tablespoons of butter, 3/4 cup sugar, 1/8 teaspoon salt, 1/3 cup flour and two well beaten eggs. Add two cups of hot milk to the mixture, stirring constantly.

3. Cook the mixture in a double broiler (you can use two pans that stack together with the hot water in the bottom in the mixture in the top pan) over hot water until think and smooth; stirring constantly.This takes at least 20 minutes; so be patient. Add 3/4 cup coconut and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla into the mixture. Pour into a baked pastry shell. Serve with Cool Whip Topping or make a meringue topping. Refrigerate the pie when completed until ready to serve.

4. If you use meringue topping make it by combining 2 egg whites and 2 tablespoons sugar. Beat with a mixer until the egg whites form stiff peaks. Add in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla stirring gently. Top the pie with the meringue and 1/4 cup of coconut. Brown the meringue topping in a slow oven (325 degrees).

Tips & Warnings

• This pie tastes even better the second day (if there's any left)

[southerngirl09]

on 10/17/2009 My husband loves coconut cream pie. I will save this recipe to favorites to make it for him. Thanks for sharing your family recipe. Recommended and 5*

[jbs2212]

on 10/7/2009 that sounds awesome! will have to try. 5* and a recommend!

[jeni10]

on 10/2/2009 Yum! You're making me hungry! Your recipe for making old-fashioned coconut cream pie sounds divine. Thank you for sharing your recipe. 5* and I recommend.

[Wasatch]

on 7/2/2009 This sound very good.

[billips]

on 5/10/2009 Coconut Cream Pie - one of my son's favorites - will try this for sure - B.