Coconut Cheese Pie

By KathieC

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 2/3 cups flaked coconut
• 4 eggs
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 package cream cheese (8oz)
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

Spread butter evenly over bottom and sides of s 9 inch pie pan. Press 1 1/3 cups of the coconut into butter, forming a shell.

Place 1 cup of the coconut, the eggs sugar, cheese and lemon juice in blender or food processor; blend until smooth, about 1 1/2 minutes. Pour into coconut shell.

Sprinkle remaining coconut in a ring around top of and in center of pie.

Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool. (If coconut on top browns quickly, cover with a circle of aluminum foil.)