Coconut Pie
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling
YIELD: 8 servings.
Watching my mother cook from scratch, I hardly knew that anything was available "pre-made" until I'd left home. One of Mom's best desserts is her creamy old-fashioned coconut pie. A rich slice is true comfort food. —Mary McGuire, Graham, North Carolina
Ingredients
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Dough for single-crust pie
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1-1/2 cups whole milk
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1 cup sugar
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3/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut
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2 large eggs, lightly beaten
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3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon butter, melted
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1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge.
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2.
In a large bowl, combine milk, sugar, coconut, eggs, flour, butter and vanilla. Pour into crust.
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3.
Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool to room temperature on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 382 calories, 19g fat (12g saturated fat), 85mg cholesterol, 227mg sodium, 49g carbohydrate (32g sugars, 1g fiber), 6g protein.
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