Easy Coconut Cream Pie

By sandiB2010

This is my own recipe for a pie that I make often. It's been a family-favorite dessert since the '40s, when I made several of these pies to serve a threshing crew of 21 men! —Vera Moffitt, Oskaloosa, Kansas

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups milk
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1-1/2 cups flaked coconut, toasted, divided
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 pastry shell (9 inches), baked

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 140mins
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt. Stir in milk; cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat; gradually stir about 1 cup of hot mixture into beaten eggs. Return all to saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until nearly boiling. Reduce heat; cook and stir about 2 minutes more (do not boil). Remove from the heat; stir in 1 cup coconut, butter and vanilla. Pour into pie shell; sprinkle with remaining coconut. Chill for several hours before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.
Yield: 6-8 servings.