It looks delicious. Was it hard to make? Can you share the recipe?? Nice job!!

Hi Terri!!! Yes it's Ann's recipe from the CF. Her notes are in bold.

I'll post it so Murraysmom and others can have it.

Ann_T's Coconut Cream Pie

1/2 cup toasted sweetened coconut for the topping

For the Coconut Custard

1-1/2 cups coconut milk
1-1/2 cups half-and-half (used 18% cream)
5 egg yolks
3/4 cup sugar
4 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups flaked, sweetened coconut
2 teaspoons vanilla

Topping

2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup sugar (1/4 cup powdered Sugar - stabilizes heavy cream)
1 teaspoon vanilla

One baked Pie Crust

Toasted Coconut Topping

Spread coconut evenly on a rimmed baking sheet. Place into 350º F oven
for 8-10 minutes until coconut has just begun to turn brown, or toast in a nonstick skillet. Set aside to cool.

Coconut Custard

Pour coconut milk and half-and-half into a liquid measuring cup. Add egg yolks and whisk together with milks. Set aside.
Add sugar and cornstarch to a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk egg and milk mixture together once more and then slowly begin to add to the sugar and cornstarch, whisking together constantly. Bring custard mixture to a boil. Switch to a rubber spatula or wooden spoon and continue to stir constantly. Boil one minute.

Remove from heat and add butter, coconut, vanilla and salt. Spread custard into pie crust. Cover lightly with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator until set, about 30-45 minutes. (Took 90 minutes for pie to be completely chilled).

Topping

Add sugar (powdered sugar) and heavy whipping cream to large bowl. Whisk with an electric mixer just until stiff peaks form. Add vanilla and whisk just until combined.

Spread whipped cream on top of coconut custard and garnish with toasted coconut. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Looks really tasty..

yummmmm!!!!!

Had to come look again...Would I be in trouble if I just ate it out of the crust in the pie tin? I brought a mug of coffee.... :)

Terri, by all means, you can have the filling. Bring your coffee!

The crusts are my favourite part of pies and tarts. Mom made the world's best butter tarts, and she would bake an empty tart shell for me. Hahaha

It looks good, jasdip. I've never made or eaten a coconut cream pie! I don't know anyone who likes coconut enough to bother making one.... even my friend who is an absolute eating machine names only two foods he won't eat, and one of them is coconut. :p

Coconut cream pie is my favorite! Well, one of my favorites, along with pecan. :-)

That looks so good, Jasdip. I'd say it's a success!!

Yum!

Ohhhhh, I love coconut cream pie. I remember the craving for coconut cream pie was strong during the last few months of my 2nd pregnancy. In fact, when my DH called from work before heading out to visit us in the hospital (Remember when you spent more than one night at the hospital after giving birth?) to ask if I needed anything. My roommate and I ordered coconut cream pie from the pie shoppe. Yum

Looks wonderful!!

That looks wonderful! My favorite part is the crust, also.

I'm not a pie person, not a dessert eater really....but coconut cream pie has always been the exception. Yours looks delectable, jasdip; great job!

That pie looks good, and the recipe seems easy to follow. But I'm one of those people who hates coconut. I have the bad luck that every time I grab a piece of candy from a box of chocolates, I get the coconut kind!

Jwood52, you're right..coconut is bad luck (leaves more for the rest of us):)

Thanks, Jasdip! I like coconut and coconut cream pie is one I will order every time in a restaurant. My only problem with the recipe is that it calls for quite a few things that I would use that once and then not again and that ends up costing and then wasting a lot. So I better just come and have some of yours!! Move over, Terri!

That was my mother's favorite pie. I used to make it often. Murry's mom, you can make it with regular milk, cornstarch, butter and coconut. I worked at a little cafe when I was in high school, which was run by two sisters. One did all the pies and desserts, and she gave me her recipe. I can only think of one thing in the recipe that you might not have on hand....that would be cornstarch, and it is cheap and good for making a nice gravy for roast.

That looks so good.

Yum! That pie looks delicious! Coconut is one of my favorite dessert flavors, and I also think that pie crust is one of the best parts of a pie!

Murraysmom, there's room for both you and Terri!

FYI, if you do use this recipe (others call for pudding mix, etc), you do use almost the whole can of coconut milk. There's an ounce or two in a little container in the frig left over. Maybe 1/2 and 1/2 isn't required, but I use it in my coffee so I always have it on hand. Butter and cornstarch, no problem, cornstarch is a great thickener for chinese type sauces.

But I'm sure there are other recipes that are just as good, with the ingredients you have on hand.

Coconut cream pie is my favorite of all time. My mom made the best. She made it with a meringue top, she really knew how to make the best meringue ever! I need to make one just for old time's sake. Yours looks delicious!

Looks so delicious! My favorite homemade pie is butterscotch although I don't make it for just me as I would/could eat the whole thing! :)

I only like two kinds of pie, hot and cold! So I would have to eat the crust and the filling, yummy! Looks so good. Great job.

Sue

That really looks amazing.

Wow, high praise indeed coming from YOU, Sue!!! I love, love your statement about liking 2 kinds of pie! LOLOL.