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Ingredients

8-10 servings
  1. Crust:
  2. 24Graham cracker squares, crushed into crumbs
  3. 1/3 cupmelted butter
  4. Filling:
  5. 1 cupMini chocolate chips
  6. 2 cupstoasted coconut
  7. 1/4 cupAlmonds, Whole or Halves (Toasted or Roasted optional)
  8. 2 tspSliced Almonds (Toasted or Roasted optional)
  9. 4egg yolks
  10. 1/3 cupflour
  11. 1/3 cupsugar
  12. 1/2 tspsalt
  13. 2 cupsmilk or unsweetened coconut milk
  14. 1 tspvanilla extract
  15. 2 tspalmond extract
  16. 1/2 tbsbutter

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Mix melted butter and crumbs and press into 9" pie shell and bake at 350 for 12 minutes or use pre-bought pie crust.

  2. 2

    Layer the chocolate chips evenly in bottom, bake till chips start to melt. Set aside.

  3. 3

    Separate eggs and whisk yolks in a bowl. Set aside.

  4. 4

    In large sauce pan toast coconut over very low heat, stirring often, being careful not to burn. Set aside.

  5. 5

    In same sauce pan, add milk, flour, sugar, and salt. Cook milk mixture over medium heat, stirring with a whisk until it boils. Cook 1 minute.

  6. 6

    Temper eggs by whisking yolks constantly as you slowly add about half the hot milk mixture in the egg bowl.

  7. 7

    Return milk/yolk mixture to sauce pan and bring back to a boil, whisking constantly.

  8. 8

    Turn off heat and add extracts, butter, almonds, and 3/4 of toasted coconut.

  9. 9

    Mix thoroughly and pour into pie crust, garnish top with sliced almonds and remaining coconut.

  10. 10

    Place pie on wire rack and cool. Chill in fridge 2-4 hours or over night.

  11. 11

    Warm servings 20 seconds in Microwave to soften chocolate. Serve with whipped cream.

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