Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Homemade Coconut Cream Pie
Homemade Coconut Cream Pie brings together pie crust, coconut flakes, and eggs. Read the chilling step before deciding when to start. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Total
- 37 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 10 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Desserts
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 16–30 minutes · Total: 31–60 minutes
- Dietary characteristics
- Vegetarian
A few quick notes
1. Plan the chilling step
Read the chilling step before deciding when to start. Make room in the fridge and use the time and sequence in the recipe, so that part does not catch you by surprise.
2. Have the finishing ingredients ready
Some of the finishing happens after the pan comes off the heat. Have those ingredients ready and follow that order, rather than adding everything at the beginning.
3. Keep the lid step in mind
Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
Get to know the ingredients
Pie crust
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Unroll pie crust (if using pastry type) into a 9" pie plate, & brush with egg white.
Coconut flakes
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Sprinkle ½ cup coconut onto the crust and gently press into crust. *
Eggs
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a large saucepan whisk together eggs, coconut milk/cream, cornstarch, white sugar & salt.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Remove plastic wrap and top with whipped cream or whipped topping & remaining coconut. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Get the oven ready first
Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. Then use the preparation steps that follow to get the food ready for the hot oven.
Leave room for the cooling step
The cooling step comes before another part of the finish. Set the food aside as the method directs and keep that pause in mind before cutting, coating or putting the final parts together.
Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the oven and saucepan. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Preheat oven to 450°F.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Read the chilling step before deciding when to start. Make room in the fridge and use the time and sequence in the recipe, so that part does not catch you by surprise.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Whisk over medium-low heat until thick & bubbly.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. Then use the preparation steps that follow to get the food ready for the hot oven.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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