Southern Coconut Pie Food

SOUTHERN COCONUT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over low heat.
• Add sugar and stir until mixture is heated through.
• Transfer to bowl.
• Add eggs, lemon juice and vanilla and whisk to combine.
• Stir in 1 1/2 cups coconut.
• Pour filling into crust.
• Bake until filling is deep golden brown and set, about 40 minutes.
• Cool on rack.
• (Can be made one day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before continuing.) Garnish with shredded coconut, if desired.
• Makes 12 servings.

LIGHTHOUSE CAFE'S SOUTHERN COCONUT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 350*.
• Cream together the Eggs and Sugar.
• Add melted Butter to the Sugar mixture.
• Next add Evaporated Milk and Vanilla.
• Last, Stir in the Coconut ( Please use a Good Quality Shredded Coconut).
• Pour Mixture into an Unbaked deep dish pie shell.
• Bake pie for 35 to 45 minutes or until set. (The top of the pie should Just be slightly brown on top.).
• Let Pie Cool and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
• If you like add Whipped topping or Meringue. Enjoy!

SOUTHERN STYLE COCONUT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
• Pre-bake the pie shell for 5 - 7 minutes. (Prick it with a fork 4 to 5 times first).
• In a large bowl, make the filling by blending with an electric mixer all the ingredients, starting with the butter and sugar, then add the other ingredients.
• Pour into the pre-baked pie shell.
• Bake at 350-degrees until filling is golden brown, about 30 to 40 minutes.
• Serve warm or cooled to room temperature.

FRESH COCONUT PIE

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients together. Pour into pie crust and bake in a preheated 300 degree oven for one hour. Cool before serving

FRENCH COCONUT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In the bowl of an electric mixer and using the whisk attachment, beat the eggs, coconut, sugar, buttermilk, butter, flour and vanilla until well combined. Your mixture may look curdled but keep beating on high until it comes together (it will still be chunky from the coconut).
• Pour the filling into the pie shell. Bake until lightly browned, the center of the pie doesn't jiggle when shaken lightly and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out moist but not covered with custard, 45 to 50 minutes. The coconut will rise to form a top crust during baking. Set the pie on a wire rack and cool completely before serving, about 1 hour.

TROPICAL COCONUT PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine 2 cups coconut and butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 325° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Toast the remaining coconut; set aside., Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice (discard remaining juice or refrigerate for another use); set pineapple aside. In a saucepan, combine marshmallows and reserved juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until marshmallows are melted. Remove from the heat. Add pineapple, extract and salt; mix well. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until cool., Fold in the whipped cream; spoon into prepared crust. Sprinkle with toasted coconut. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set. Refrigerate leftovers.

OLD-FASHIONED COCONUT PIE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, flour and salt. Combine egg yolks and milk; stir into dry ingredients until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and 1 cup coconut. Pour hot filling into pie shell. , For meringue, beat egg whites in a bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar until mixture forms stiff glossy peaks and sugar is dissolved. Spread meringue over hot filling. Sprinkle with remaining coconut. , Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until golden. Cool. Store in the refrigerator.

COCONUT PIE

Steps:

• Mix flour with sugar. Cream in butter and eggs. Mix in vanilla and milk until well combined. Fold in coconut. Pour into prepared pie crust.
• Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for one hour. Cool completely before cutting.

GRANDMA'S COCONUT PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)
• In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until smooth. Blend in buttermilk and melted butter. Stir in the coconut and vanilla. Pour filling into 2 - 9 inch pie shells.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until golden brown.

SOUTHERN COCONUT CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Make and bake 1 piecrust according to directions for a one-cust pie.
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch in a heavy saucepan. Whisk together half-and-half and egg yolks. Gradually whisk egg mixture into sugar mixture; bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Boil 1 minute; remove from heat.
• Stir in butter, 1 cup coconut, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Cover with plastic wrap, placing wrap directly on filling in pan. Let stand 30 minutes. Spoon custard mixture into pie crust, cover and chill 30 minutes or until set.
• Beat whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy; gradually add 1/3 cup sugar and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, beating until soft peaks form. Spread or pipe whipped cream over pie filling. Garnish with toasted coconut if desired. Store uneaten pie in refrigerator.

SOUTHERN RAISIN AND COCONUT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place raisins in a small saucepan. Pour in enough water to cover. Place over low heat and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Mix until smooth. Drain excess water from raisins. Fold into mixture along with nuts and coconut. Mixture will appear curdled. Pour half of mixture into each pastry shell.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until filling is set. Cool on wire racks. Garnish with whipped topping and chopped nuts if desired.