Coconut Cream Pie Recipe

This is a classic Coconut Cream Pie recipe. The filling is dense and not overly sweet. Full of coconut through and through. One of my husband’s favorite pies. He just can’t seem to pick just one. So if a Coconut Cream Pie is one of your favorites, Please give this one a try.

Prep: 20 minutes Servings: 6-8

Ingredients for 9” pie:

• 1 – 9” fully baked pie crust
• 1/2 C sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 1/4 C cornstarch
• 2 cups Half and Half
• 4 egg yolks
• 3 Tbls butter
• 1 teaspoon unflavored powdered gelatin dissolved in 2 Tbls room temperature water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla(vanilla bean paste makes this special)
• 1 C sweetened flaked coconut 

 Whip cream topping

• 1 1/2 C heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 C powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (vanilla bean paste makes even the whip cream special)

Ingredients for 11” deep dish pie:

• 1 – 11” deep dish fully baked pie crust 
• 3/4 C sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 1/4 C cornstarch + 1 Tbls
• 3 C Half and Half
• 6 egg yolks
• 4 Tbls butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored powdered gelatin dissolved in 2 Tbls room temperature water
• 1 Tbls vanilla(vanilla bean paste)
• 1 1/2 C sweetened flaked coconut
• Whip Cream topping:
• 2 C heavy whipping cream
• 6 Tbls powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla(vanilla bean paste)
• Toasted coconut for garnish

Preparation:

1. Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a heavy saucepan.  Mix dry ingredients well.

2. Whisk in half and half with egg yolks.  Continue whisking until you don’t see any egg yolk.  Cook over medium heat, whisking continuously. Cook until thick(like pudding) and you see first sign of bubbling.  Remove from heat.

3. Stir in butter, gelatin, coconut and vanilla Spoon the pudding into the pre baked pie crust and spread evenly. Cover with plastic wrap, placing the plastic wrap
4. Directly on the filling in pie crust.  Chill for a minimum of 6 hours or overnight (overnight is best)

5. Beat the whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy and starting to thicken a little. Turn mixer off and add powdered sugar and vanilla. Continue beating until stiff peaks form. Spread or pipe whipped cream over chilled pie. Garnish with toasted coconut.