Mounds Traditional Coconut Cream Pie Recipe 415

Steps:

• Combine the first 6 ingredients in a saucepan.
• Slowly bring to a boil whisking constantly.
• Continue to boil for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in butter, vanilla, and coconut.
• Pour into prepared crust.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 8 hours in the fridge.

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, stir together sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt. Add eggs; stir until mixture is smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with whisk, until mixture boils; boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Add coconut, stirring to blend. Pour into baked pie crust. Press plastic wrap directly onto surface; refrigerate 6 to 8 hours. Just before serving, spread with whipped cream. Top with toasted coconut. Cover; refrigerate leftover pie. TO TOAST COCONUT: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread coconut in thin layer in shallow baking pan. Bake 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light golden brown.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread the coconut on a baking sheet and bake it, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the half-and-half, eggs, sugar, flour and salt and mix well. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes more. Remove the pan from the heat, and stir in 3/4 cup of the toasted coconut and the vanilla extract. Reserve the remaining coconut to top the pie.
• Pour the filling into the pie shell and chill until firm, about 4 hours.
• Top with whipped topping and with the reserved coconut.