HAWAII Magazine reader Dale Randall e-mailed us: Vanilla Extract & Coconut Extract: Both add phenomenal flavor.Butter: Add 2 Tablespoons of softened butter for a soft, buttery consistency.Sweetened Shredded Coconut: Sweetened shredded coconut is soft, moist, and sweet, so you wont find dry crunchy chunks inside the creamy filling.Sugar: Use 2/3 cup to sweeten the filling.Half-and-half proved to be the best choice for this coconut cream pie recipe. Half-and-Half: I found heavy cream to be too thick, while whole milk was too thin.Do not use refrigerated carton coconut milk because the two are very different. Its very thick and usually found near the Thai food products. Canned Coconut Milk: Canned coconut milk is a cooking ingredient, not a beverage.Combine the two first, then temper into the cooking mixture. Egg Yolks & Cornstarch: Egg yolks and cornstarch thicken the pie filling.The sweetened shredded coconut adds plenty of flavor. Since coconut milk doesnt have a very strong flavor, well add sweetened shredded coconut and a splash of coconut extract. Lets make a REAL coconut filling using thick coconut milk. Most of the time, coconut cream pie is nothing more than vanilla pudding with some coconut thrown on top. I worked HARD on this recipe, taking what I learned from butterscotch pudding and banana cream pie, then incorporating both into a coconut variation. Im hosting Easter Sunday this year and have my heart set on coconut cream pie for Easter dessert. If you appreciate thick creamy pies, flaky pie crust, and all that fresh whipped cream has to offer, youll enjoy each forkful. But coconut cream pie isnt *just* for coconut lovers. If youre not in the coconut gang, you should probably skip this one. Obviously this is what you need to make next!! And if youre reading this, I assume you do too. Blind bake the pie crust first, then chill the pie filling until thick and lush.Ĭonsidering my adoration for coconut cake, you know I fall in the first category. This coconut cream pie recipe features a thick and creamy coconut filling, crispy homemade pie crust, mounds of sweet whipped cream, and toasted coconut.
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