Mini Coconut Cream Pies
Mini Coconut Cream Pies

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, mini coconut cream pies. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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Mini Coconut Cream Pies is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Mini Coconut Cream Pies is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook mini coconut cream pies using 13 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Mini Coconut Cream Pies:
  1. Get 3 egg yolks, beaten
  2. Get Whites from 3 eggs from above
  3. Make ready 3/4 cups granulated sugar
  4. Prepare 1/3 cup flour
  5. Get 1/4 teaspoon salt
  6. Prepare 2 tablespoons butter
  7. Get 2 cups milk. Coconut milk is fantastic in this
  8. Make ready 1 and 1/4 cup toasted coconut. Reserve the 1/4 cup for garnish
  9. Make ready 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  10. Take 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  11. Get 1/4 cup sugar
  12. Prepare 1 package mini pie tarts found in frozen section with pie crust
  13. Take Or use 1 9 inch pie crust baked until brown

This coconut cream pie recipe features a creamy coconut filling, crispy homemade pie crust, mounds of sweet whipped cream, and toasted coconut. But coconut cream pie isn't just for coconut lovers. If you appreciate thick creamy pies, flaky pie crust, and all that fresh (not store-bought. A quick and simple mini coconut cream pie recipe that is perfect for parties.

Steps to make Mini Coconut Cream Pies:
  1. Bake pie shells according to directions. Let cool.
  2. Seperate egg whites from yolks being careful not to get any yolk in the whites. Set whites aside to get room temperature.
  3. Beat yolks well. To this add sugar, salt and flour. Mixing well until no lumps are visible.
  4. Add the milk and stir to combine well.
  5. Heat in heavy saucepan over medium heat stirring constantly.
  6. Continue to cook until thick. Remove from heat.
  7. Add butter and vanilla mixing well until all butter is melted and combined.
  8. Add toasted coconut and stir. You do not have to toast the coconut but it makes it have a great flavor.
  9. Pour into prepared shells.
  10. Beat whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Add 1/4 cup sugar and beat on high until stiff peaks form.
  11. Spoon or pipe meringue onto pies.
  12. Brown under broiler until slightly browned. This doesnt take long so keep watch on them.
  13. Sprinkle with additional toasted coconut.

This Homemade Coconut Cream Pie is the best I've tried and I consider myself a pie connoisseur. Rich, velvety coconut custard in a deep dish flaky pie crust and topped with a huge mountain of fresh whipped. While waiting for pies to set you will need to toast the rest of the coconut. At Tom Douglas's three Seattle restaurants–Dahlia Lounge, Etta's Seafood, and Palace Kitchen–the triple coconut cream pie is a perennial bestseller. We love the miniature version (and have made them even smaller here, since they're so rich).

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