Easy Coconut Cream Pie

This pie has been a favorite dessert for decades. I even made several of these pies to serve a threshing crew of 21 men!

Ingredients

• 1 sheet refrigerated pie crust
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups whole milk
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 1-1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut, toasted, divided
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Coconut Cream Pie

Directions

1. Unroll crust into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack or until edge is golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer or. Cool on a wire rack.
3. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt. Stir in milk; cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.
4. Remove from the heat; gradually stir about 1 cup of hot mixture into beaten eggs. Return all to saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until nearly boiling. Reduce heat; cook and stir about 2 minutes more (do not boil). Remove from the heat; stir in 1 cup coconut, butter and vanilla.
5. Pour into crust; sprinkle with remaining coconut. Chill for several hours before serving.

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