Bakers Square Old Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie
Bakers Square Old Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie is a creamy custard pie featuring a coconut-flavored filling enriched with toasted coconut flakes and vanilla, nestled in a baked pie shell. An optional chocolate bottom variation adds a bittersweet chocolate layer under the coconut cream. The pie is topped with whipped topping and a sprinkle of toasted coconut for extra texture and flavor contrast.
Ingredients
- 3 cups half-and-half
- 2 egg
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup coconut flaked, toasted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 inch pie shell b, baked
- 1 cup whipped topping frozen, thawed
Optional Variation
- 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate or dark chocolate
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Optional Variation If you are making the black bottomed version, heat milk to scalding in a pan on the stove, remove the pan, and add chocolate. Stir the chocolate into the milk until it has melted completely.
- Pour chocolate into pie shell and allow to set for 60 minutes before adding the coconut cream layer.
- In a medium saucepan, combine half-and-half, eggs, sugar, flour, and salt. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. R
- Remove from heat, and stir in 3/4 cup of the coconut and the vanilla extract.
- Pour into the pie shell and chill 2 to 4 hours, or until firm.
- After pie is chilled add 1 cup of frozen topping and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup flaked coconut.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 430
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 430kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 44g | 15% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 125mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 319mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 350IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 126mg | 13% |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.