Coconut Cream Pie

By prairiemama

Photo:atomiclulu.wordpress.com

Ingredients

• 1 (9 inch) baked pie shell
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 3 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup coconut
• 1/4 cup coconut

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

*Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in 2 quart saucepan
*Gradually stir in milk
*Cook over medium heat ; stirring constantly, until
thickens and boils
*Boil and stir 1 minute
*Stir 1/2 hot mixture gradually into egg yolks
*Stir into hot mixture in saucepan
*Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat
*Stir in butter, vanilla and 3/4 cup coconut
*Pour into pie shell; press plastic wrap onto filling
*Refrigerate 2 hours
*Top with whipped cream
*Toast 1/4 cup coconut in a shallow pan in a 325 degree
oven until golden brown