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!
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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! : )
Great recipe..made it tonight for my moms bday, but would recommend either a deep dish pie pan because this recipe makes too much for one pie, or just making 2 pies. Also I couldn’t get the pies to solidify. They’ve been in the fridge/freezer for hours now and are still “soupy.” Delicious, but not pie like. Any recommendations as to make that not happen? Very frustrating.
Carly,
If you whip the whipping cream longer, it should firm up. Also, heating up the custard for longer can make it firm up. Or you could use less liquid making the pudding. We’ve never had this problem and I hate to hear you did! Glad it still tasted good though.