Coconut Cream Pie

So I made this for New Year's Eve with one of my coworkers. I love all things coconut. It's one of my favorite things. I meant to post this is several recipes when I made them, but sometimes I'm easily distracted.

 

I went to my coworker's house and she and I had a blast. We made food and took way too many Snapchats and sent them to our other coworker. New Year's always seems to be a silly holiday. Plus, I had to go to a meeting the next day when I originally had off. Not fun, but it is the job I suppose.

 

I feel like coconut cream pie doesn't need an introduction but I gave one anyway. But apparently I'm terrible at toasting coconut. It was more like well done but still delicious! I was slightly drunk when I took the photos [New Year's. HELLO] so I apologize.

Coconut Cream Pie

Ingredients:

[filling]

1 1/2 cup half and half

1 1/2 cup coconut milk

2 eggs

3/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup corn starch

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup coconut, toasted

1 teaspoon of coconut or vanilla extract

[whipped topping]

1 small carton of heavy cream

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon coconut extract

[shortbread pie crust]

1 cup butter

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fareinheit. For the pie crust, mix together the butter, flour and confectioners' sugar. Press into the bottom of a nine by 13 inch pie plate. Bake for approximately 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before filling.

For the filling, in a medium saucepan, combine the half and half, coconut milk, eggs, sugar, corn starch and salt. Bring to a boil over low heat, whisking constantly.

When it starts to boil a little bit and thickens up to about the consistency of a thick pudding [about 15 to 20 minutes], remove from heat.

Stir in 3/4 of the coconut and the coconut or vanilla extract. Pour into the pie shell and chill for two to four hours or until firm.

While pie is cooling, whip together topping ingredients with electric beaters. When pie is completely cooled, top with whipped topping and sprinkle with the remaining toasted coconut.