Old Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie
Old Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie! is one of my all-time favorite foods, After doing some research I found this recipe and I have made it in the past and it is absolutely delicious!
What You'll Need
- One cup sweetened flaked coconut
- Three cups half-and-half
- Two eggs, beaten
- Three quarter cup white sugar
- One half cup all-purpose flour
- One quarter teaspoon salt
- One teaspoon vanilla extract
- One (9 inch) pie shell, baked
- One cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
How to Make It
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Spread the coconut on a baking sheet and bake it, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the half-and-half, eggs, sugar, flour and salt and mix well. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat, and stir in 3/4 cup of the toasted coconut and the vanilla extract. Reserve the remaining coconut to top the pie.
- Pour the filling into the pie shell and chill until firm, about 4 hours.
- Top with whipped topping and with the reserved coconut.
