The Best Coconut Cream Pie
By: Ashley E
Published: Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 5:29am

Ingredients




1 cup sugar
4 tablespoons corn starch
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 oz can evap. milk
4 lg eggs-separated
2 cups milk
1 cup coconut
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons butter
baked pie crust

Preparation

1 Double Boiler~ mix sugar, corn starch, and salt together in pot 2 Add evap. milk and mix together 3 Beat in egg yolks one at a time and then add milk 4 Stir constantly till mixture becomes thick, remove from heat 5 Add coconut, vanilla, and butter:  pour into baked pie shell 6 For the meringue~ 7 Egg whites from separated eggs 8 Tsp cream of tartar 9 Tsp vanilla 10 Tsp sugar 11 In a stand mixer, add whites, tartar 12 Beat till 1/2 way stiff and add vanilla 13 When almost stiff, add sugar and mix till stiff peaks form 14 Pour and spread over custard and sprinkle with coconut 15 Bake in oven at 400 till golden brown on the top!