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Coconut Pie Recipe

Yields1 ServingPrep Time10 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time30 mins

?A coconut pie recipe is a dessert pie that typically contains a filling made from coconut milk, shredded coconut, and eggs, and is often topped with whipped cream.

 1 baked 9" pie shell
 2 cups (475 ml) milk
 3 eggs, separated
  to 3/4 cup (175 ml) sugar
 3 tbsp (45 ml) all purpose flour
 of salt
 ½ stick real butter
 full of coconut
 3 egg whites
 6 tbsp (90 ml) sugar
 ¼ to 1/2 tsp (2 ml). cream of tartar
 ½ tsp (2 ml). vanilla flavoring
1

Put milk in a 2 to 3 qt. heavy sauce pan, on to warm (not boil) over medium heat.

2

Mix together the flour, sugar and salt.

3

After milk is warm, add the flour mixture to it.

4

Cook until it is almost thick.

5

Slightly beat eggs yolks, and add to the egg yolks approximately 1/2 to 1 cup (225 ml) of the hot milk mixture

6

Mix it up then add this back to the the sauce pan with the remaining hot milk mixture, and continue to cook until thick, take off the stove and add the butter and coconut, and stir together until butter melts.

7

Let cool a little, then pour into the baked pie shell.

8

Put Meringue on top, making sure that the meringue touches the sides of the pie shell so it will not shrink away

9

Sprinkle some coconut on top of the meringue

10

Bake in a 350 degree (175 C.) oven until the meringue is as brown as you want it.

11

Beat the egg whites until frothy and start adding the sugar, one tbsp at a time.

12

Add the cream of tartar, and beat until stiff peaks form.

13

Add the Vanilla Flavoring.