Coconut Cream Pie

Coconut Cream Pie

Creamy and sweet! If you love coconut you are going to love this pie with it coconut graham cracker crust!

Recipe

For the Crust

12 graham crackers crushed

6 tablespoons butter, melted

1/4 cup organic sugar

pinch of sea salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend the ingredients together in a medium size bowl. Press into a 9-inch pie plate and bake for 10 minutes. Let cool.

For the Filling

1/2 cup organic sugar

1/3 cup corn starch

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

2 3/4 cup organic milk

4 large egg yolks

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/4 cups sweetened coconut

Mix together the sugar, cornstarch, salt and milk in a medium saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Whisk the eggs in a small bowl and pour some of the milk mixture slowly into the eggs. Return to the saucepan and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the vanilla. Strain through a sieve into a medium bowl. Add the coconut and mix well. Pour into the crust and cool. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 4 hours or up to 2 days.

For the Topping

1 cup heavy cream

1/4 cup powdered sugar

Whip the ingredients together with a hand held mixture until it forms peaks. Spread onto the pie and sprinkle with toasted coconut.

 

Emily Saddler

Emily is married to her best friend Ryan, homeschool mom of 7 awesome kids, Holistic Health Practitioner in the state of Utah and Traditional Naturopath outside of the state of Utah, master gardener, yoga/pilates instructor, certified clinical and master herbalist, licensed massage therapist, and doula. She is a very passionate advocate of all things Mother Nature! Emily maintains a blog called “Sage and Sourdough Wellness and Herbs” where she shares gardening advice, delicious recipes made with fresh, organic ingredients, herbal and natural home care product recipes and loves teaching classes on gardening, plant identification and herbal remedy workshops. Check out the events and classes page for more info.

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