Pie Recipes
Coconut Almond Cream Pie
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups + 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- 1 cup almonds, toasted and finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 (14 ounce) can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon almond extract or 2 tablespoons almond-flavored liqueur
- 1 small box vanilla flavor pudding mix (not instant)
- 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream (room temperature)
- Whipping cream, whipped
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Combine 1 1/3 cups coconut, chopped almonds and butter; press firmly on bottom and up side to rim of 9-inch pie plate to form crust.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Cool.
- In heavy saucepan, beat sweetened condensed milk with egg yolks.
- Add water, extract and pudding mix; beat until well blended. Over medium heat, cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
- Cool for 15 minutes.
- Beat in sour cream. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup coconut.
- Pour into prepared crust; cover. Chill thoroughly.
- Top with whipped cream.
- Garnish as desired.
- Refrigerate leftovers.