Coconut Cream Pie Scratch DIY

This is a very easy pie to make.  But it does require a little work.  You can cut some of that work by using a store bought frozen pie shell.  But really, why would you when it would be just as easy to use a Scratch made DIY BLIND BAKED PIE SHELL.

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Recipe by: erecipecards.blogspot.com

Ingredients

1 Blind Baked Pie Shell
OR a Blind Baked Pretzel Pie Shell
OR a Store bought Frozen Shell
2-1/4 Cups Half and Half
3/4 Cup Sugar
3 Large Eggs, Yolk only
1/4 Cup Cornstarch
1 tsp Vanilla
2 TBS Butter
1-3/4 Cups plus 1/4 Cup for garnish Toasted Coconut
1-2 Cups Sweetened Whipped Cream

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Spread 2 cups sweetened coconut onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake in oven for about 10-12 minutes until coconut has just started to turn brown. be careful to not over bake.
2. Meanwhile, In a saucepan, whisk the 2 cups of the Half and Half with 3/4 cup sugar.
3. Place the pan over medium heat and bring the liquid up to a simmer. Whisk the egg yolks together. Temper the hot milk into the egg yolks (add a couple TBS of the milk into eggs, whisk like crazy so they do not cook in the hot mixture. Continue to add small amounts and whisk until fully incorporated. READ MORE

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