Coconut Cream Pie

Name: Coconut Cream Pie
Ingredients: 1 pie shell (10 inch is perfect or 2 smaller 8 inch will do); 2 1/4 cups coconut (toast 1 1/4 cup); 2 (6 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding; 2 (1 1/3 ounce) envelopes Dream Whip; 2 pints half-and-half; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 8 ounces Cool Whip

7 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 pie shell (10 inch is perfect or 2 smaller 8 inch will do)
2 1/4 cups coconut (toast 1 1/4 cup)
2 (6 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding
2 (1 1/3 ounce) envelopes Dream Whip
2 pints half-and-half
2 teaspoons vanilla
8 ounces Cool Whip

Directions

1

Prepare and bake pie shell.
2

Toast 1 1/4 cup coconut in the oven until lightly browned.
3

Whip together pudding, dream whip and half and half together in a large mixing bowl, mixture will be quite thick.
4

Stir in vanilla and 1 cup coconut and 1/2 cup toasted coconut.
5

Pour into prepared and cooled pie shell.
6

Stir 1/2 cup toasted coconut into cool whip and frost pie.
7

Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup toasted coconut.
8

Refrigerate until serving.