Coconut Cream Pie Bars
Coconut Cream Pie Bars

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, coconut cream pie bars. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook 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:
  1. Take For Coconut Shortbread crust
  2. Take 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  3. Prepare 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
  4. Make ready 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
  5. Get 3/4 cup cold salted butter, cut into about 10 pieces
  6. Get For Chocolate Ganache Layer
  7. Prepare 6 ounces semi sweet chocolate, chopped
  8. Prepare 1/3 cup heavy cream
  9. Prepare For Coconut Cream Filling
  10. Prepare 3 cups light cream or half and half
  11. Make ready 3 cups coconut milk
  12. Prepare 4 large eggs
  13. Prepare 2/3 cup cornstarch
  14. Take 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  15. Get 1/4 teaspoon salt
  16. Get 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  17. Get 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
  18. Prepare 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  19. Get For Topping
  20. Prepare 2 cups cold heavy whipping cream
  21. Make ready 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
  22. Prepare 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  23. Make ready 1 teaspoon unflavored gelitin
  24. Make ready 1/4 cup cold water
  25. Prepare For Garnish
  26. Prepare 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut, toasted, recipe below
  27. Get chocolate shavings as needed
Steps to make Coconut Cream Pie Bars:
  1. Make crust.
  2. 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
  3. In a large bowl mix together the flour, confectioner's sugar, salt and coconut
  4. Add the butter pieces and with a pastry cutter or your fingers combine until it resembles a crumb mixture
  5. Press evenly into prepared pan. Bake until golden about 18 to 22 minutes. Remove to rack, cool 5 minutes before adding chocolate ganache layer
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Make Coconut Cream Filling
  9. 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
  10. Pour warm filling over cooled crust. Let stand at room temperature about 20 minutes before refrigerating until set, at least 4 hours
  11. For Whipped Cream Topping
  12. Place cold water and unflavored gelatin in a small heat proof bowl. Let stand 5 minutes to soften
  13. 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
  14. Beat cream until it holds soft peaks, add confectioner's sugar, vanilla and liquid gelatin and beat until it holds its shape
  15. Spread over coconut cream layer, sprinkle on toasted coconut and chocolate shavings. Chill at least 1 hour for whipped cream to set
  16. Lift entire bar out with foil, then cut into bars with a sharp knife
  17. How to toast coconut. Preheat oven to 350
  18. Spread coconut in an even layer on baking sheet
  19. Place in oven and bake until golden 5 to 9 minutes, stirring evey minutes until golden

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