Coconut Cream Pie

Name: Coconut Cream Pie
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 blind-baked pie shell; 2 1/4 cup whole milk; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup sugar; 3 eggs, separated; 1/4 cup cornstarch; 1 tbsp butter; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 3/4 cup coconut

leeleedavis @cook_3539387

THE best coconut cream pie!! You'll never use another recipe.

leeleedavis @cook_3539387

THE best coconut cream pie!! You'll never use another recipe.

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Ingredients

1blind-baked pie shell
2 1/4 cupwhole milk
3/4 cupsugar
1/4 cupsugar
3eggs, separated
1/4 cupcornstarch
1 tbspbutter
1 tspvanilla
1 3/4 cupcoconut

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 400.
2

In saucepan, whisk 2cups of the milk and 3/4cup of sugar together. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
3

In a bowl, whisk egg yolks together. Temper hot milk into yolks. Whisk egg mixture into milk in pan.
4

In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in remaining cold milk, making a slurry. Whisk slurry into hot milk mixture.
5

Bring to boil and reduce to simmer. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick.
6

Fold in vanilla, coconut, and butter. Mix well. Pour filling into pie shell. Cool.
7

Using mixer, whip egg whites to soft peaks. Add remaining sugar, whip to stiff peaks.
8

Spread whites over pie. Place in oven (or broiler) until golden.