Coconut Cream Pie- OAMC

It’s been rumored that you cannot make your own Cream Pie recipes ahead of time and freeze them because they will become watery & separate. This is not entirely true. Here is our tried and true recipe and follow up directions to show you HOW to properly make your own Make-Ahead Coconut Cream Pie.

You’ll Need:

• 2/3 c. Sugar
• 1/4 c. Cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 c. Cold Milk
• 4 egg yolks, lightly beaten
• 2 T. butter, room temperature
• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract (don’t use the fake cheap stuff).
• 3/4 c. flaked coconut

Mix sugar, cornstarch & salt in a heavy 2 qt saucepan, stirring well, add in cold milk, whisking continually over medium heat.

Continue cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a rolling boil. Boil for exactly 1 minute.
Remove from heat, pour approximately half of the mixture in the beaten eggs, mixing (fast!) and thoroughly. (This process is called Tempering) Pour the tempered egg/mix back into the saucepan.
Boil and stir 1 full minute.

Remove from Heat, stir in butter, coconut, and vanilla, mixing well.

Place on a cooling rack for 16-18 minutes. Do NOT cool for too long as a film will form on the top of the filling.
Carefully spoon into a vacuum seal bag. (It’s quite helpful to fold down the top of the bag to prevent a mess from getting on the edge of the bag, preventing a good seal.)

Vacuum Seal the Warm Filling, try to remove as many air bubbles as possible. Label & Toss it into the freezer. As you can see in the picture on the left, this particular recipe was divided into 1/3’s.

This is because only 1 member of our family prefers this type of pie.

So when we want to make a pie for him, I simply make tart size pies.

To Use the filling:

Remove it from the Freezer and place in the refrigerator. DO Not attempt to thaw this on the counter-top- for several reasons- it contains milk, butter, and eggs (which can spoil), thawing on the counter will cause the filling to separate.

• Thaw in the fridge- 1 full-size package takes approximately 8 hours to thaw completely. (Of course, this is entirely dependent on the temperature of your fridge!)
• Prepare your favorite pie shell (prepared pastry shell, phyllo shell, or crumb crust, as desired. Cut off the corner of the bag and pipe into the pie shell.
• Smooth the top, Add Fresh Whipped Cream! Garnish with toasted coconut, if desired.