Old-Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie…yum!!

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WHAT YOU NEED:

• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 3 cup half-and-half
• 2 egg, beaten
• ³⁄₄ cup white sugar
• ¹⁄₂ cup all-purpose flour
• ¹⁄₄ tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 (9 inch) pie shells, baked
• 1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed

HOW TO MAKE IT:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Spread the coconut on a baking sheet and bake it, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 5 minutes
3. In a medium saucepan, combine the half-and-half, eggs, sugar, flour and salt and mix well. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in 3/4 cup of the toasted coconut and the vanilla extract. Reserve the remaining coconut to top the pie.
4. Pour the filling into the pie shell and chill until firm, about 4 hours.
5. Top with whipped topping and with the reserved coconut.

I don’t know about you but i love coconut pies….they are delicious and why not try this one out for the weekend 🙂 enjoy and let me know how it went 😀