Old Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie

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Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Ready in: 4 hr., 50 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

3 cups half-and-half
2 eggs
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup flaked coconut, toasted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked
1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed

Cooking Instructions

In a medium saucepan, combine half-and-half, eggs, sugar, flour and salt. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in 3/4 cup of the coconut and the vanilla extract. Pour into pie shell and chill 2 to 4 hours, or until firm.

Top with whipped topping, and with remaining 1/4 cup of coconut.

Note: To toast coconut, spread it in an ungreased pan and bake in a 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven for 5 to 7 minutes, or until golden brown, stirring occasionally.

Nutritional Information per Serving

calories 425cal total fat 24g cholesterol 87mg sodium 272mg carbohydrates 46g fiber 1g

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★	TBrookover 07/15/08 10:59 PM	Excellent..but I wonder.... I used merengue too...but I wonder how it would work if I used fat free half and half....gonna have to try that. 24gms of fat per serving is a lot.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★	Bonniesfarley 03/07/08 02:54 PM	Cook what 30 minutes? The recipe instructions are contradictive. What do you cook 30 minutes? The sauce? And, then refrigerate until firm after pouring into pie shell?
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆	LeticiaLaCreme 01/27/08 11:08 PM	One little change, a great big difference! This is a great pie, but if you really want to make it taste like grandmother used to make, substitute fresh whipped sweetened or unsweetened whipped cream instead of the whipped topping. It makes a lot of difference in the flavor; really quite elegant.
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆	Jostout9 01/27/08 10:46 PM	So Tasty It'll Go To Your Waisty!!! This is a very delicious coconut pie; however, the one thing I changed about it was I topped it with a meringue instead of whipped cream.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★	Freebird4903 10/27/07 10:08 AM	Yummy!!!! This pie is easy to make and delicious!!!!