Ultimate Coconut Cream Pie Recipe

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Ingredients

  • Coconut-cookie crust
  • Coconut-custard filling, made with coconut milk
  • Coconut-whipped Cream and
  • Toasted-coconut garnish
  • The Ultimate Coconut Cream Pie
  • Coconut Crust:
  • 15 cream filled vanilla sandwich cookies
  • finely crushed, about 1 1/2 cups
  • 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted
  • 6 T Country Crock, melted
  • Heat oven to 350°
  • Spread coconut on a baking sheet
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes
  • Watch coconut carefully
  • Remove from oven, set aside to cool
  • Combine all crust ingredients;
  • Firmly press on bottom and up sides
  • of a 9-inch pie plate
  • Bake at 350° for 12 minutes or
  • Until lightly browned.
  • Let cool completely
  • Toasted Coconut Topping:
  • 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
  • Spread coconut on a baking sheet
  • Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes
  • Watch Carefully~
  • Remove from oven and
  • Set aside to cool
  • Custard:
  • 1-1/2 cups coconut milk
  • (shake can well)
  • 1-1/2 cups half-and-half
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 4 T cornstarch
  • 2 T Country Crock
  • 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
  • 1-1/2 t vanilla extract
  • 1/4 t salt
  • Pour coconut milk and 1/2 & 1/2 into a liquid measuring cup
  • Add egg yolks and whisk together
  • Set aside
  • Add sugar and cornstarch to a heavy saucepan
  • Over medium low heat.
  • Whisk egg and milk mixture together again
  • Slowly begin to add to the sugar/cornstarch mixture
  • Whisking constantly
  • Bring custard mixture to a boil
  • Continue stirring constantly with a spoon
  • Boil 1 minute
  • Remove from heat
  • Add Country Crock, coconut, vanilla and salt
  • Stir well
  • Pour custard filling into Coconut Cookie Crust
  • Cover pie loosely with saran wrap
  • Refrigerate 30 minutes or
  • Until custard is set
  • Make Coconut Whipped Cream~
  • Chill a large glass bowl and beaters
  • from an electric mixer for 1 hour
  • 1 cup chilled heavy whipping cream
  • 1-2 T sugar
  • 1 t coconut extract
  • Pour chilled whipping cream into chilled bowl
  • Beat until soft peaks form
  • Add sugar and coconut extract
  • Beat until stiff peaks form
  • Serve immediately with pie
  • Serve Slices of Pie with
  • Coconut Whipped Cream and
  • Toasted Coconut~

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