MOUNDS TRADITIONAL COCONUT CREAM PIE RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Mounds Traditional Coconut Cream Pie Recipe - (4.1/5) image

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Number Of Ingredients 12

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2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
3 cups milk
1 tablespoon butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/4 cups Mounds Sweetened Coconut Flakes
1 baked 9-inch pie crust, cooled
sweetened whipped cream
2 tablespoons Mounds Sweetened Coconut Flakes toasted*

Steps:

In medium saucepan, stir together sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt. Add eggs; stir until mixture is smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with whisk, until mixture boils; boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Add coconut, stirring to blend. Pour into baked pie crust. Press plastic wrap directly onto surface; refrigerate 6 to 8 hours. Just before serving, spread with whipped cream. Top with toasted coconut. Cover; refrigerate leftover pie. TO TOAST COCONUT: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread coconut in thin layer in shallow baking pan. Bake 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light golden brown.