Sky-High Coconut Cream Pie

Name: Sky-High Coconut Cream Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons coconut extract; 59 milliliters cornstarch; 2 Tbsps cream of coconut (such as Coco Lopez); 1 teaspoon cream of tartar; 8 larges egg whites; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 170 grams reduced-fat graham cracker crust; 473 milliliters 1% low-fat milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters sugar; 0 teaspoons vanilla extract; 118 milliliters water

Sky-High Coconut Cream Pie might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 299 calories, 6g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. A mixture of coconut extract, egg whites, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine first 3 ingredients in a heavy saucepan.

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Sauce Pan

Combine milk and eggs; gradually add to sugar mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook 1 minute or until thick, stirring constantly with a whisk.

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Sugar

Egg

Milk

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Whisk

Remove from heat; stir in cream of coconut and extracts.

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Cream Of Coconut

Pour filling into pie crust. Cover with plastic wrap, and chill until firm (about 2 hours).

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Pie Crust

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

To prepare meringue, combine 1 cup sugar and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until candy thermometer registers 24

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Candy

Sugar

Water

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Candy Thermometer

Sauce Pan

Beat egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed of a mixer until foamy.

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Cream Of Tartar

Egg Whites

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Blender

Pour hot sugar syrup in a thin stream over egg white mixture, beating at high speed until stiff peaks form.

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Simple Syrup

Egg Whites

Remove plastic wrap from filling.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Spread the meringue evenly over filling, sealing to edge of crust.

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Crust

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until lightly browned; cool on a wire rack. Chill until set.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Banana Cream Pie Variation: Prepare recipe as directed above, but omit the cream of coconut and coconut extract in the filling. Arrange 1 cup sliced banana in bottom of crust; pour filling over bananas, and top with meringue.

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Cream Of Coconut

Coconut Extract