Update: We baked this pie again this year and it ended up winning our small group Thanksgiving “Best Dessert” category! A new picture is above from what we made last night. PS Can anyone tell I’m not a professional food photographer?! Yikes.

You may be asking yourself what in the world all this mess is in the above picture, well…..this would be a pie baking competition that we had with my in-laws last Thanksgiving.  The competition was between me & my DH, his triplet brother & sister & his mom & dad.  It was really fun and there were plenty of pies to be had!  I may be a little biased but I think ours was the best.  Ours was creative, had southern charm, and was a classic with a twist.

This is no ordinary coconut cream pie recipe.  This is a fab praline coconut cream pie recipe that you have got to try next time you want to wow some guests!  So, here’s the recipe….

Praline Coconut Cream Pie:

1 baked 9″ pie crust
Praline layer:
1/2 c dark brown sugar
1/2 c (1 stick) unsalted butter
Melt together, stirring constantly, until sugar loses its graininess. Quickly pour into the bottom of the prepared crust, spreading to cover. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 c chopped pecans. Set aside.

Coconut Layer:
1c sugar
3 tbs flour
2 egg yolks
2 14 oz cans evaporated milk
pinch salt
Whisk together until well mixed and add:
1 c coconut
Microwave for 9 minutes or so, stirring about every minute, until mixture coats a spoon.
Let cool for a bit and stir in 2 tsp mexican vanilla (if it is available to you or regular vanilla if not–we used reg vanilla) and 2 T butter. Pour over cooled praline layer and chill with a layer of greased plastic wrap over the surface.

Here’s what the pie looks like before topping w toasted coconut. MMMMM!

Just before serving whip a pint of cream with sugar to your taste and place a thick layer over top of the pie. Sprinkle with toasted coconut. Serves 8

The recipe suggests that you can plate this w drizzled praline syrup & confectioner’s sugar for some extra pizazz.  Here’s what ours looked like when we were done, so rich and creamy….a delight for the sugar loving taste buds!

original recipe here!

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