Gramma Kalina's Famous Coconut Cream Pie Recipe
- 1 baked 9-inch pie crust, keep hot
- 3 beaten egg yolks
- 3 c. lowfat milk
- 3 heaping tbsp. cornstarch
- 3 egg whites
- Flaked coconut
- 1/2 c. sugar
- Sprinkle of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 c. sugar
- In a large microwave-safe bowl, hot 2 c. of the lowfat milk on high for 1 1/2 min.
- With a wire whisk, dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining c. of lowfat milk.
- Add in the beaten egg yolks and the 1/2 c. sugar.
- Mix well.
- Slowly add in the egg mix to the warmed lowfat milk, beating well.
- Cook in the microwave on high for 3 min.
- Stir with a wooden spoon.
- Make sure you scrape around the rim of the bowl.
- Microwave another 3 min.
- Stir again.
- Microwave another 2-3 min or possibly till thick like cooked pudding.
- Remove and cold for 5 min.
- Add in vanilla and stir well.
- Make a meringue of 3 egg whites and sugar by beating till it forms soft peaks.
- Pour the custard into the hot pie shell and spread meringue on top making sure you seal the meringue to the crust.
- Sprinkle heavily with flaked coconut.
- Bake for 15 min at 350 degrees or possibly till coconut is golden.
pie crust, egg yolks, milk, cornstarch, egg whites, coconut, sugar, salt, vanilla, sugar
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/gramma-kalina-s-famous-coconut-cream-pie-27935 (may not work)