
COCONUT CREAM PIE



INGREDIENTS
- refrigerated pie crust dough for 1 crust
- 3/4 cup organic raw cane sugar
- 1/3 cup corn starch
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 13.5 ounce can coconut milk
- 1 1/3 cup organic whole milk
- 3 organic large brown eggs yolks only, beaten
- 1 teaspoon organic pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups organic unsweetened coconut flakes divided
- whipped cream
DIRECTIONS
Roll dough out to fit a 9-inch pie plate; place in pie plate and crimp edges. Bake in a preheated 425°F oven 11-13 minutes or until desired doneness. Cool completely.
In medium saucepan, combine sugar, corn starch and salt; whisk in coconut milk and milk. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until bubbly; continue cooking 2 minutes, whisking constantly. Remove from heat.
Whisk small amount of sauce into egg yolks to temper them; whisk egg mixture into sauce; continue cooking 2 minutes, whisking constantly. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla.
Fold in 1 cup coconut; transfer to cooled pie crust. Refrigerate several hours or until set. Toast remaining ½ cup coconut.
To serve, dollop pie with whipped cream and sprinkle with toasted coconut.