Friday, September 10, 2010

Coconut Cream Pie



Ingredients
■2 eggs
■3 cups half and half
■1/2 cup flour
■3/4 cup sugar
■1/4 teaspoon salt
■1 cup flaked coconut, toasted
■1 teaspoon vanilla extract
■1 teaspoon coconut extract
■1 pie shell, baked (9 inch)
■1 cup whipped cream

How to Make Coconut Cream Pie
1.Mix the eggs, half and half, flour, sugar and salt in a medium saucepan over low heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring frequently.
2.Remove the mixture from the heat and stir in 3/4 cup of the coconut flakes, the vanilla extract and the coconut extract.
3.Pour the mixture into the baked pie shell and refrigerate for at least two hours.
4.Top with whipped cream, then sprinkle with the remaining coconut flakes.
5.Cut into eight slices, serve and enjoy! Refrigerate any unused portion.

1 comment:

fiona said...

I love coconut. Do you use coconut oil? I love it! And I love coconut milk! and this pie sounds heavenly! At least I have Rocky Road ice cream down in the freezer, that'll do... ;)