Coconut Cream Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups milk
• 4 egg yolks
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 4 hrs 55 mins


• in a medium saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt over a medium heat; gradually stir in milk. cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture is thick and bubbly. reduce heat to low and cook 2 minutes more. remove the pan from heat.
• place a strainer over a clean mixing bowl; set aside.
• beat the egg yolks slightly. gradually pour 1 cup of the hot custard mixture into yolks, whisking constantly. return the egg mixture to the saucepan and bring the entire mixture to a gentle boil. cook and stir 2 minutes before removing the pan from heat. immediately pour custard through the strainer.
• stir butter, vanilla, and coconut into the hot mixture. pour the hot filling into the baked pie crust. cool and refrigerate until set, about 4 hours.