Mini Coconut Cream Pies
Mini Coconut Cream Pies

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, mini coconut cream pies. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Mini Coconut Cream Pies is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Mini Coconut Cream Pies is something that I have loved my entire life.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have mini coconut cream pies using 13 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Mini Coconut Cream Pies:
  1. Make ready 3 egg yolks, beaten
  2. Make ready Whites from 3 eggs from above
  3. Make ready 3/4 cups granulated sugar
  4. Get 1/3 cup flour
  5. Take 1/4 teaspoon salt
  6. Get 2 tablespoons butter
  7. Take 2 cups milk. Coconut milk is fantastic in this
  8. Get 1 and 1/4 cup toasted coconut. Reserve the 1/4 cup for garnish
  9. Make ready 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  10. Take 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  11. Make ready 1/4 cup sugar
  12. Take 1 package mini pie tarts found in frozen section with pie crust
  13. Make ready Or use 1 9 inch pie crust baked until brown

These little coconut pies are sturdy enough to travel in a lunch box or picnic basket. Check the baking section at your grocery store for vegan-friendly, ready-made graham cracker pie crusts. These little coconut pies are sturdy enough to travel in a lunch box or picnic basket. Check the baking section at your grocery store for vegan-friendly, ready-made graham cracker pie crusts.

Instructions to make Mini Coconut Cream Pies:
  1. Bake pie shells according to directions. Let cool.
  2. Seperate egg whites from yolks being careful not to get any yolk in the whites. Set whites aside to get room temperature.
  3. Beat yolks well. To this add sugar, salt and flour. Mixing well until no lumps are visible.
  4. Add the milk and stir to combine well.
  5. Heat in heavy saucepan over medium heat stirring constantly.
  6. Continue to cook until thick. Remove from heat.
  7. Add butter and vanilla mixing well until all butter is melted and combined.
  8. Add toasted coconut and stir. You do not have to toast the coconut but it makes it have a great flavor.
  9. Pour into prepared shells.
  10. Beat whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Add 1/4 cup sugar and beat on high until stiff peaks form.
  11. Spoon or pipe meringue onto pies.
  12. Brown under broiler until slightly browned. This doesnt take long so keep watch on them.
  13. Sprinkle with additional toasted coconut.

Fold in tofu, vanilla and coconut extracts, and coconut. Divide among mini pie crusts, and chill. When you cross banana cream pie and coconut cream pie you get a luscious, velvety custard-like filling that blows boxed pudding away, made with coconut milk and mixed with sweetened coconut flakes all cradled in a mini sugar cookie crust. This coconut cream pie recipe features a creamy coconut filling, crispy homemade pie crust, mounds of sweet whipped cream, and toasted coconut. But coconut cream pie isn't just for coconut lovers.

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