Coconut Cream Pie Bars

Name: Coconut Cream Pie Bars
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 15 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For Coconut Shortbread crust; 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut; 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar; 3/4 cup cold salted butter, cut into about 10 pieces; For Chocolate Ganache Layer; 6 ounces semi sweet chocolate, chopped; 1/3 cup heavy cream; For Coconut Cream Filling; 3 cups light cream or half and half; 3 cups coconut milk; 4 large eggs; 2/3 cup cornstarch; 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract; 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut; For Topping; 2 cups cold heavy whipping cream; 1/2 cup confectioners sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon unflavored gelitin; 1/4 cup cold water; For Garnish; 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut, toasted, recipe below; chocolate shavings as needed

fenway @Fenway

The Utimate covonut cream pie in bars. It starts with a coconut shortbread crust that is covered with thin chocolate ganache layer then the traditional creamy custard coconut cream layer. Finally topped with whipped cream, toasted coconut and shaved chocolate.

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Ingredients

40 mins

15 servings

For Coconut Shortbread crust
1 1/2 cupsall purpose flour
1 cupshredded sweetened coconut
1/2 cupconfectioner's sugar
3/4 cupcold salted butter, cut into about 10 pieces
For Chocolate Ganache Layer
6 ouncessemi sweet chocolate, chopped
1/3 cupheavy cream
For Coconut Cream Filling
3 cupslight cream or half and half
3 cupscoconut milk
4large eggs
2/3 cupcornstarch
1 1/2 cupgranulated sugar
1/4 teaspoonsalt
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
1/2 teaspooncoconut extract
1/2 cupsweetened shredded coconut
For Topping
2 cupscold heavy whipping cream
1/2 cupconfectioners sugar
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
1 teaspoonunflavored gelitin
1/4 cupcold water
For Garnish
1 cupshredded sweetened coconut, toasted, recipe below
chocolate shavings as needed

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Steps

40 mins

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Make crust.
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Preheat the oven to 350. Line a 9 by 13 baking pan with foil. Place one dheet with over hang on the long side and two over lapping on the short side. This will make removing the bars for cutting easy
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In a large bowl mix together the flour, confectioner's sugar, salt and coconut
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Add the butter pieces and with a pastry cutter or your fingers combine until it resembles a crumb mixture
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Press evenly into prepared pan. Bake until golden about 18 to 22 minutes. Remove to rack, cool 5 minutes before adding chocolate ganache layer
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While crust is cooking make chocolate ganacheplace chopped chocolate in a bowl. Heat cream until hot but not boiling, pour over chocolate. Let sit one minute then stir until smooth
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Allow chocolate to cool about 5 minutes until it is pourable but not hot. Pour onto crust and spread with an off set spatula or back of a spoon to cover crust. Refrigerate while making filling
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Make Coconut Cream Filling
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In alarge saucepan combine crem, coconut milk, eggs, cornstarch sugat and salt. Whisk well and heat, stirring constantly, reaching all corners of pan until mixture comes to a boi, cook still constantly stirring until thick and bubbling.This can takel15 to 20 minutes Remove from heat and add both extracts and the 1/2 cup coconut and stir in, cool 5 minutes
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Pour warm filling over cooled crust. Let stand at room temperature about 20 minutes before refrigerating until set, at least 4 hours
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For Whipped Cream Topping
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Place cold water and unflavored gelatin in a small heat proof bowl. Let stand 5 minutes to soften
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Have a small skillet with simmering water ready. Place bowl with gelatin in simmering water stirring until dissoved and clear. Turn off heat but leave gelatin in warm water while beating cream
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Beat cream until it holds soft peaks, add confectioner's sugar, vanilla and liquid gelatin and beat until it holds its shape
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Spread over coconut cream layer, sprinkle on toasted coconut and chocolate shavings. Chill at least 1 hour for whipped cream to set
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Lift entire bar out with foil, then cut into bars with a sharp knife
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How to toast coconut. Preheat oven to 350
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Spread coconut in an even layer on baking sheet
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Place in oven and bake until golden 5 to 9 minutes, stirring evey minutes until golden

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fenway @Fenway

on April 07, 2016 15:42

“Fenway” passed away on 2/3/2021. For the last year she tried to teach her husband of 42 years how to cook like her. Although I will never be as good of a cook as her she did pass on her passion for cooking. Therefore, I will attempt to carry on her legacy and maintain/update her site. My wife was a Registered Nurse, a licensed deep water aerobics instructor, a mother to our 2 children and a fantastic cook. We grew up in New England but have been fortunate to live all over the US. I am now retired, missing her terribly, but thankful for all the years we had together and all her cooking lessons.