Homemade Pumpkin Coconut Pudding

By á-178047

A delicious, not overly sweet, pudding that can be put into a pie shell or layered in parfait cups with granola and whipping cream.

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 1/2 Tbl. corn starch
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 3/4 milk
• 1 cup slightly toasted coconut (set aside 1 Tbl. for garnish)
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup pure pumpkin
• 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 2 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the sugar, corn starch and salt. Stir in the milk and coconut. Bring this to a boil (Stir constantly if doing this on a cooktop).
Beat eggs with a mixer. While beating, gradually pour in the thickened milk mixture. Mix in the pumpkin and pie spice. Continue cooking till the mixture boils. Remove from heat and add the vanilla.
Pour into pre baked pie shell or a graham cracker crust and chill. ( Hint..Place a piece of waxed paper over the pudding while chilling to prevent film from forming while cooling.)
After it is cool, top with whipping cream and remaining coconut.