Best Lite And Dreamy Coconut Cream Pie Recipes

EASY COCONUT CREAM PIE

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This is my own recipe for a pie that I make often. It's been a family-favorite dessert for decades. I even made several of these pies to serve a threshing crew of 21 men! —Vera Moffitt, Oskaloosa, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 sheet refrigerated pie crust
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 cups whole milk
3 large eggs, beaten
1-1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut, toasted, divided
1 tablespoon butter
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

Unroll crust into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°., Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack or until edge is golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer or. Cool on a wire rack., In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt. Stir in milk; cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. , Remove from the heat; gradually stir about 1 cup of hot mixture into beaten eggs. Return all to saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until nearly boiling. Reduce heat; cook and stir about 2 minutes more (do not boil). Remove from the heat; stir in 1 cup coconut, butter and vanilla. , Pour into crust; sprinkle with remaining coconut. Chill for several hours before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 376 calories, Fat 18g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 84mg cholesterol, Sodium 249mg sodium, Carbohydrate 47g carbohydrate (32g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 7g protein.

SO EASY COCONUT CREAM PIE

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Rich and "dreamy" coconut cream pie, better than any other I have ever tried. Want to make it even richer, try chocolate pudding. Killer!

Provided by LAURIE

Categories Pie

Time 20m

Yield 1-2 pies

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 pie shell (10 inch is perfect or 2 smaller 8 inch will do)
2 1/4 cups coconut (toast 1 1/4 cup)
2 (6 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding
2 (1 1/3 ounce) envelopes Dream Whip
2 pints half-and-half
2 teaspoons vanilla
8 ounces Cool Whip

Steps:

Prepare and bake pie shell.
Toast 1 1/4 cup coconut in the oven until lightly browned.
Whip together pudding, dream whip and half and half together in a large mixing bowl, mixture will be quite thick.
Stir in vanilla and 1 cup coconut and 1/2 cup toasted coconut.
Pour into prepared and cooled pie shell.
Stir 1/2 cup toasted coconut into cool whip and frost pie.
Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup toasted coconut.
Refrigerate until serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 5895, Fat 384.3, SaturatedFat 272.4, Cholesterol 358.2, Sodium 6448.4, Carbohydrate 577.6, Fiber 37.8, Sugar 424.5, Protein 59.4

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