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Coconut Cream Pie

Coconut Cream Pie is a silky smooth dessert with a flaky crust and a coconut filling, topped with coconut whipped cream and toasted coconut sprinkles.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Chilling Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Coconut Cream Pie
Servings: 8
Calories: 879kcal
Author: Erica Walker

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
  • 1 1/2 cups coconut milk a little less than 1 can
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup corn starch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup flaked coconut toasted
  • 2 teaspoons coconut extract or vanilla extract
  • 9 inch pie shell baked (see above for our pie crust recipes)

TOPPING:

  • 1 pint whipping cream the kind you have to whip yourself, not the pre-made, frozen stuff!
  • 1/4-1/2 cup powdered sugar to taste
  • 2 teaspoons coconut extract

Instructions

  • In a medium saucepan, combine half-and-half, coconut milk, eggs, sugar, cornstarch and salt. Bring to a boil over LOW medium heat (using a double-boiler works best), whisking constantly.
    Sauce pan with creamy liquid and whisk.
  • When it starts to boil a little bit and thickens up to about the consistency of a thick pudding (this takes about 15-20 minutes so BE PATIENT), remove from heat.
    Sauce pan with thickened pudding mixture and a whisk.
  • Stir in 3/4 cup of the toasted coconut and the coconut (or vanilla) extract. 
    Saucepan with a pudding and coconut with whisk.
  • Pour into pie shell and chill for 2 to 4 hours, or until firm.
    Filled Coconut Cream Pie in pie crust.
  • While pie is cooling, whip together topping ingredients with electric beaters. 
    Mixing bowl with whipped cream. Whisk attachment on the side.
  • When pie is completely cooled, top with whipped topping.
    Spreading whipped topping on a Coconut Cream Pie with a spatula.
  • Sprinkle on remaining toasted coconut.
    Whole Coconut Cream Pie with spatula and extra toasted coconut.

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Notes

 
  • Nutrition information is for the whole pie filling, but not the crust.
  • For a quick and easy meringue recipe, see our Lemon Meringue Pie. If you prefer meringue to whipped topping, this works beautifully on the Coconut Cream Pie.

Nutrition

Calories: 879kcal | Carbohydrates: 95g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 716mg | Potassium: 244mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 215IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 4.2mg