Coconut Cream Pie

By á-46686

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1/2 package refrigerated pie dough
• Filling:
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
• 1/4 cup light coconut milk
• 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Meringue:
• 3 large egg whites
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon flaked sweetened coconut, toasted

Details

Servings 10
Adapted from

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare and bake Piecrust in a 10-inch deep-dish pie plate. Cool completely on a wire rack.

To prepare filling, lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar, salt, and eggs in a large bowl; stir well with a whisk.

Heat milk and coconut milk over medium-high heat in a small, heavy saucepan to 180 degrees, or until tiny bubbles form around edge (do not boil). Gradually add hot milk mixture to sugar mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Place mixture in a pan; cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly ( about 10 minutes) stirring constantly.

Remove from heat. Spoon custard into a bowl, place bowl in a large ice-filled bowl for 10 minutes or until custard comes to room temperature, stirring occasionally. Remove bowl from ice. Stir in extracts, spoon mixture into prepared crust. Cover and chill 8 hours or until firm.

Preheat broiler

To prepare meringue, place egg whites in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until soft peaks form. Combine 2/3 cup sugar and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until candy thermometer registers 238 degrees. Pour hot sugar syrup in a thin stream over egg whites, beating at high speed until stiff peaks form.

Spread meringue over chilled pie, and sprinkle with coconut. Broil for 1 minute or until meringue is lightly browned; cool 5 minutes on a wire rack. Serve immediately.