Mini Coconut Cream Pies
Mini Coconut Cream Pies

Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, mini coconut cream pies. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Mini Coconut Cream Pies is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Mini Coconut Cream Pies is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular 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 cook that.

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

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