You can top this coconut cream pie with meringue if you like. I hope you’re ready for some pies! One last tip. There you go! One method of preparation for 3 different recipes. You can use the extra to make a chocolate pie or banana cream pie from the same recipe.Īt the step you would put the coconut into the custard, you could put melted chocolate or add banana flavoring and place over vanilla wafers with sliced bananas! I like to double this recipe for the custard base. When you’re ready to serve, cover it in homemade whipped cream and sprinkle coconut over the top. Once it’s chilled, I can pour it into my pie shell. Place it in the refrigerator until it’s completely cool. Transfer the custard to a bowl and place plastic wrap over it, making sure it touches the custard so that a film doesn’t form on the top. We’re trying to make a Coconut Cream Pie, after all. Add the butter one tablespoon at a time, making sure each one melts before adding the next. The butter will give your coconut cream pie a nice silky, shiny texture. Okay, now that it is thick to my liking, I’m going to add the butter with a pinch of salt and vanilla. Just about every culture features a staple custard recipe.Ĭustard pies were very popular in the Middle Ages and were served in crusts, just like the one I plan to use to serve this pie.Ĭlick here for my no-fail homemade pie crust recipe. I don’t add it when I am making a quiche or savory custard tart with meat or vegetables in it (those recipes also use this same custard base).
#Chocolate coconut cream pie plus#
You technically don’t have to add the cornstarch to this recipe, but it’s an extra step I usually take to ensure my pie will set, plus the starch prevents my eggs from curdling. Anytime you thicken with flour or cornstarch, it becomes a pastry cream. Since I added cornstarch to the eggs and milk, I am actually making a pastry cream. Once you’ve got that egg and milk mixture whisked together all nice and smooth, slowly add it into the stockpot with the sugar and cornstarch.Ĭontinually whisk over medium high heat for about 8 minutes or until it begins to thicken. At the same time, you’ll be preparing a sugar and cornstarch mixture in a stockpot. To start on the custard base, whisk together your egg yolks with milk.
#Chocolate coconut cream pie full#
In that way, this is really the perfect farmhouse recipe – if you’re keeping chickens and cows, then you probably have a steady supply of the primary ingredients.īefore we get to the full recipe below, let’s tackle the custard base of this coconut cream pie.Īs I’ve said, if you can get the base of this pie down, then it just enables you to make so many other dessert recipes along with it! Making the Custard Base
Traditionally, custards are made with only cream and eggs. The great thing is that if you can make one, you can make both along with many other desserts, including banana pudding.Ĭream pies all feature a custard base.
I have a lot of eggs and milk that I need to use up today, so Coconut Cream Pie is on the menu! This is one of my favorite pies next to Chocolate Cream Pie.
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