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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have coconut cream pie bars using 27 ingredients and 23 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Coconut Cream Pie Bars:
- Make ready For Coconut Shortbread crust
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- Get 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
- Get 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
- Take 3/4 cup cold salted butter, cut into about 10 pieces
- Make ready For Chocolate Ganache Layer
- Make ready 6 ounces semi sweet chocolate, chopped
- Make ready 1/3 cup heavy cream
- Take For Coconut Cream Filling
- Take 3 cups light cream or half and half
- Make ready 3 cups coconut milk
- Make ready 4 large eggs
- Make ready 2/3 cup cornstarch
- Take 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Make ready 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
- Prepare 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- Take For Topping
- Get 2 cups cold heavy whipping cream
- Make ready 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- Prepare 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Make ready 1 teaspoon unflavored gelitin
- Make ready 1/4 cup cold water
- Take For Garnish
- Get 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut, toasted, recipe below
- Get chocolate shavings as needed
Simple ingredients like organic coconut oil, shredded coconut and honey. 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. If you appreciate thick creamy pies, flaky pie crust, and all that fresh (not store-bought.
Steps to make Coconut Cream Pie Bars:
- Make crust.
- Preheat the oven to 350. Line a 9 by 13 baking pan with foil. Place one dheet with over hang on the long side and two over lapping on the short side. This will make removing the bars for cutting easy
- In a large bowl mix together the flour, confectioner's sugar, salt and coconut
- Add the butter pieces and with a pastry cutter or your fingers combine until it resembles a crumb mixture
- Press evenly into prepared pan. Bake until golden about 18 to 22 minutes. Remove to rack, cool 5 minutes before adding chocolate ganache layer1. While crust is cooking make chocolate ganacheplace chopped chocolate in a bowl. Heat cream until hot but not boiling, pour over chocolate. Let sit one minute then stir until smooth
- Allow chocolate to cool about 5 minutes until it is pourable but not hot. Pour onto crust and spread with an off set spatula or back of a spoon to cover crust. Refrigerate while making filling
- Make Coconut Cream Filling
- In alarge saucepan combine crem, coconut milk, eggs, cornstarch sugat and salt. Whisk well and heat, stirring constantly, reaching all corners of pan until mixture comes to a boi, cook still constantly stirring until thick and bubbling.This can takel15 to 20 minutes Remove from heat and add both extracts and the 1/2 cup coconut and stir in, cool 5 minutes
- Pour warm filling over cooled crust. Let stand at room temperature about 20 minutes before refrigerating until set, at least 4 hours
- For Whipped Cream Topping
- Place cold water and unflavored gelatin in a small heat proof bowl. Let stand 5 minutes to soften
- Have a small skillet with simmering water ready. Place bowl with gelatin in simmering water stirring until dissoved and clear. Turn off heat but leave gelatin in warm water while beating cream
- Beat cream until it holds soft peaks, add confectioner's sugar, vanilla and liquid gelatin and beat until it holds its shape
- Spread over coconut cream layer, sprinkle on toasted coconut and chocolate shavings. Chill at least 1 hour for whipped cream to set1. Lift entire bar out with foil, then cut into bars with a sharp knife1.
- How to toast coconut. Preheat oven to 350
- Spread coconut in an even layer on baking sheet
- Place in oven and bake until golden 5 to 9 minutes, stirring evey minutes until golden
These Coconut Cream Pie Bars have a rich coconut cream filling set in an easy press-in delicious cookie crust! Big family gatherings and potluck perfect! Serving up these sweet delicious coconut cream pie bars requires minimal effort. Just press-in the crust and toss it in the oven while you. Coconut Cream Pie Bars are an absolutely irresistible no-bake dessert!
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