Mango And Coconut Pie
- 1 prepared pie crust
- 3/4 ounce unflavored gelatin
- 1 cup mango juice
- 2 cups mangoes, peeled and chopped into small pieces
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 4 egg yolks, beaten
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup toasted coconut
- TOPPING
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons mango jam, melted
- 1/2 cup toasted coconut
- Bake prepared pie crust at 450' for 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Cool.
- Sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup mango juice and let stand to soften. In a food processor, combine 3/4 cup mango juice with 1 cup mango pieces and process until smooth. In a medium saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt.
- Mix well. Stir in milk and pureed mango mixture. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and boils, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Blend a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks. Then gradually stir into hot mixture and continue to cook over medium heat until it comes to a boil.
- Cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, butter and gelatin mixture. Fold in 1/2 cup toasted coconut.
- Refrigerate about 30 minutes.
- Fold in other cup mango pieces. Spoon into cooled crust. Refrigerate about 45 minutes. Beat whipping cream until soft peaks form. Add 1 tablespoons sugar and vanilla and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in mango jam. Pipe or spoon whipped cream over filling. Garnish with rest of coconut.
- Refrigerate 3-4 hours.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mango-and-coconut-pie-452843 (may not work)