Coconut Creme Pie (CB's Faves)
- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
Pie ShellFilling:.75 Cup Sugar3 TBS Corn Starch.25 tsp Salt2 Cups Milk3 Egg Yolks, slightly beaten1 tsp Vanilla1 Cup CoconutMeringue:3 large egg whites1 TBS Corn Starch.25 tsp Cream of Tarter6 TBS Sugar1/3 Cup Coconut
Bake pie crust according to directions. Allow to cool.
In a sauce pan, combine sugar, conrstarch, and salt; gradually add milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir a moderate amount of hot mixture into the egg yolks; immediately return to hot mixture. Cook 2 minutes stiring constantly. Remove from heat and add butter, vanilla and coconut. Pour into a cooled pastry shell. Spread meringue atop, sprinkle with 1/3 Cup coconut.
Meringue:
In a large bowl, beat egg whites, cornstarch adn cream of tarter at high speed with an electric mixer. Mix until soft peaks form. Add sugar one tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition. Spoon meringue onto pie, swirling to make soft peaks. Brown merangue in oven. Watch carefully.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CBWALLES1.
In a sauce pan, combine sugar, conrstarch, and salt; gradually add milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir a moderate amount of hot mixture into the egg yolks; immediately return to hot mixture. Cook 2 minutes stiring constantly. Remove from heat and add butter, vanilla and coconut. Pour into a cooled pastry shell. Spread meringue atop, sprinkle with 1/3 Cup coconut.
Meringue:
In a large bowl, beat egg whites, cornstarch adn cream of tarter at high speed with an electric mixer. Mix until soft peaks form. Add sugar one tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition. Spoon meringue onto pie, swirling to make soft peaks. Brown merangue in oven. Watch carefully.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CBWALLES1.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 312.8
- Total Fat: 10.9 g
- Cholesterol: 78.0 mg
- Sodium: 261.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 48.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
- Protein: 6.1 g
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