Coconut cream pie

Coconut cream pie

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 2/3 c
• vanilla - 1/2 tsp
• salt - 1/4 tsp
• flour - 1/4 c
• butter - 2 Tbsp
• slightly beaten egg yolks - 3 item
• milk, scalded - 2 c
• 9-inch baked pastry shell - 1 item
• Angel Flake coconut - 1 c

How to make coconut cream pie:

Mix flour, sugar and salt. Gradually add milk. Cook in double boiler until thick, about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly add small amount of hot mixture to egg yolks. Stir into remaining hot mixture. Cook 5 minutes. Cool. Add butter and vanilla. Stir in 1 cup coconut. Pour into cooled baked shell and spread top with meringue. Put a little coconut on top and brown meringue.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Pie, Pies and tarts.