Coconut Cream Pie

Ingredients and Instructions

2 1/2 cups of milk

2 egg yolks

1/4 cup of heavy cream

4 tablespoons of cornstarch

2 tablespoons of butter, so ftened

2 teaspoons of vanilla

1 1/2 cups of flaked coconut

1 baked pie shell

Whisk milk, egg yolks and cream together. Mix s ugar and cornstarch in heavy sauce pan. Mix

in the yolk mixture and cool over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes . Then stir

constantly until it comes to a boil, and cook about 8 minutes more. Remove from heat and stir

in vanilla and butter. Pour into pi e shell and smooth top. Cool pie in refrigerator. Top with whip

cream. Sprinkle on flaked coconut. ( For chocolate cream pie increase sugar to 1 cup and

melt 4 oz semi -sweet chocolate and add to filling in place of coconut).

Whip Cream

1 cup of heavy whipping cream

2 tablespoons of powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

Mix all ingredients and whip until cream hold stiff peak s