Easy Coconut Cream Pie
Easy Coconut Cream Pie
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| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 1/4 cups finely crushed graham cracker crumbs*
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, optional
- *For an easy shortcut, substitute Graham Cracker Crumb Crust Mix, prepared as directed
Filling
- 1 cup Pastry Cream Filling mix
- 1 cup cold milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/8 teaspoon coconut flavor or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt, optional
- 3/4 cup toasted shredded coconut
Topping
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons whipped cream stabilizer, optional; to prevent cream from "weeping"
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 to 3 drops coconut flavor or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- toasted coconut flakes, optional, to garnish
Directions
1) Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2) To make the crust: Blend the crust ingredients, and press into the bottom and sides of an 8" or 9" pie pan.
3) Freeze for 15 minutes, then bake for 8 to 10 minutes; the crust won't change much, just become slightly brown around the edges. Remove from the oven, and set aside to cool.
4) To make the filling: Combine the pastry cream filling mix with milk, cream, and flavorings. Stir until blended, then beat for 2 to 3 minutes, until thick.
5) Stir in the toasted shredded coconut, and spoon the filling into the cooled pie shell.
6) To make the topping: Combine the cream, stabilizer, sugar, and flavorings, whipping until fluffy. Spoon or pipe onto the top of the pie.
7) Refrigerate the pie for at least 2 hours, or overnight. Garnish with toasted large-flake coconut, if desired, and serve. Refrigerate any leftovers.
Yield: 8 servings.
Reviews
- 08/30/2011
- This pie is SO easy and was a HUGE hit! I was told I should sell it in restaurants! LOL The cinnamon in the crust really compliments the crust. This pie is very rich with coconut flavor and I didn't put coconut flavor in the whipped cream as I thought it would just be too much. I used vanilla extract so there would be contrast between the cinnamon graham cracker crust, rich coconut cream and not very sweet whipped cream. I've made it twice and both groups of people told me it was the best pie they'd ever had! : ) Thank you KAF!!! Oh and I used all KAF ingredients. Even the same coconut on top. Looked just like the picture! Awesome!
- 08/13/2011
- I tried this recipe today and it was a huge hit. I used the pudding as a substitute and the clear gel in the whipped cream. It was delicious and very easy!
- 05/30/2011
- It's a keeper! I made this for my neighbor's birthday. She loved it! I didn't have all of the specified ingredients and had to make some substitutions. But overall, super easy and very yummy!
- 05/27/2011
- I made this pie for my office co-workers to celebrate Memorial Holiday. I received raves about the pie. I will definitely be making more of this receipe. It was easy to make especially since I purchased the graham cracker crust. I purchased the coconut products and the cream that went into making this pie from KAF. Your products are excellent. I have my daughter and a co-worker using the King Arthur flours. They are now avid KAF buyers.
- 05/19/2011
- OMG This is delicious! My husband loves coconut and this is much easier than cooking custard for "traditional" coconut cream pie. I used the vanilla pudding and it was wonderful - thick and creamy. I forgot to get enough cream to whip but vanilla ice cream stood in nicely. A definite keeper!
- 05/15/2011
- I just made this pie with the recommended substitutions and it turned out flawlessly and is now just a dirty pie tin. LOL When I have the time and the money to order unique items from KA, I do, because they DO make all the difference in the world. But coming HERE< to pitch a fit about K.A. promoting their items is like going to a Betty Crocker or Popping Fresh website and moaning about Product Tie-In for their recipes, which they do 100% of the time. Internet Morons: whatchagonnado?
- 05/13/2011
- Specialty ingredients? Why not? This is their website - KAF is a business. And they are a pretty darned good one! They make and sell great, quality products. The web is full of free recipes from lots of magazines, TV chefs, food companies - on and on and on - why would you bother coming here just to grouse about KAF creating and posting recipes that use the great products they develop and sell?
- 05/13/2011
- My problem with King Arthur recipes, is that they always have at least one ingredient that isn't readily available...that I have to order and buy from YOU. They look absolutely fantastic. I've never been able to make one because of the weird ingredients.
MJ said it best in this Coconut Cream Pie blog: "You spoke - we listened! Some of the Baker's Catalogue recipes we feature here call for ingredients obtainable only via our catalogue; in the past, this has produced some reader frustration. In order to make these blog recipes as accessible as possible, going forward we'll offer more common substitutes for niche ingredients. Thus, if you want to make the recipe right away, you can. But if you're willing to wait until you have all the ingredients on hand and, the reason we suggest you use these specialty ingredients is that they DO make a difference in the final product you can do that, too." Irene @ KAF
