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:
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.
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!
Sounds like a fun family competition.
Love the competition idea! And that pie… YUM-O! reminds me of OH GAWD in sweet potato queenss book of love…
Praline and coconut cream – what a fantastic combination! Thank you for sharing your yummy recipe.
looks great — I might make this for my mom and grandmother for Mother's Day! This sounds like a fantastic southern combination! I found you from Tasty Tuesday.
A pie baking competition is such a cool idea! The pie looks so tasty too
~Aubree Cherie
Looks delicious!! Is the 1c coconut that is stirred into the egg and milk mixture shredded coconut? Sweetened or unsweetened? I bet you could use a double boiler to do that step and skip the microwave all together. Looks really yummy
Alyss, Thanks for the comment and for stopping by! It was shredded sweetened coconut & yes you can use a double boiler. We just used the microwave since we didn't know what a double boiler was…yes, we're rookies!
the pie baking competition sounds like a blast and the pie looks so yummy!
Oh my goodness! This pie looks and sounds wonderful! I can't wait to try it! Thanks for sharing!I am a new follower! : )