Old-Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie

Old-Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie

from allrecipes.com
Dessert
270 min
8 servings
423 kcal / serving

This coconut cream pie is made with a homemade coconut custard filling that's set in a pie shell and covered with whipped topping and toasted coconut.

Ingredients

  • 1 cupsweetened flaked coconut
  • 3 cupshalf-and-half
  • ¾ cupwhite sugar
  • ½ cupall-purpose flour
  • 2 largeeggs, beaten
  • ¼ teaspoonsalt
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  • 1pie shell, baked
  • 1 cupfrozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread coconut on a baking sheet.

  3. 3

    Bake coconut in the preheated oven, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 5 minutes.

  4. 4

    Combine half-and-half, sugar, flour, eggs, and salt in a medium pot. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon, about 15 minutes.

  5. 5

    Remove the pan from heat and stir in 3/4 cup toasted coconut and vanilla; reserve remaining toasted coconut for garnishing the pie.

  6. 6

    Pour custard into pie shell and chill until firm, about 4 hours.

  7. 7

    Top with whipped topping and reserved toasted coconut.

  8. 8

    Enjoy!