Coconut Pie

Name: Coconut Pie
Ingredients: 3/4 c. sugar; 3 heaping Tbsp. cornstarch; 3 c. milk; 3 egg yolks (set aside whites for meringue); 1 tsp. vanilla; 2 Tbsp. butter; 2 c. coconut; 3 to 4 drops yellow food coloring

8 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

3/4 c. sugar
3 heaping Tbsp. cornstarch
3 c. milk
3 egg yolks (set aside whites for meringue)
1 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbsp. butter
2 c. coconut
3 to 4 drops yellow food coloring

Directions

1

Mix sugar and cornstarch together in saucepan.
2

Beat egg yolk; add to milk and pour into pan with sugar and cornstarch. Cook over low heat until mixture thickens, stirring constantly. Remove from stove; add vanilla, butter and food coloring.
3

Put one cup of coconut into baked 9-inch pie shell.
4

Make meringue from egg white that you have set aside.
5

Pour filling into pie shell; cover with meringue.
6

Spread the other cup of coconut over meringue.
7

Place in 350° oven until golden brown.