Coconut Custard Pie

OMG...now you know I don't like baking but this was truly inspiration!!! I had my Grandmother on my mind yesterday morning...may she R.I.P.! That woman could cook her butt off!!! I truly miss her and this pie was one of my favorite desserts...one of many that she use to bake. Yes, this is my Grandma who made me try my first Chicken Foot and I've fell in love ever since. Well I wanted to feel her presence and keep her close yesterday so I decided to make this pie. I can't remember where I found this recipe but I truly want to thank the person for sharing it. Betty Swain for Bear, Delaware! I don't know you but this was one easy recipe and truly delish!!!! I know that I cut the recipe out of one of the many magazines that I receive. I just forgot to write the name of that magazine down. So I want Betty to know that she was part of a special moment in my life yesterday and many more days to come. Each bite was a delite and my girls truly enjoyed it. We sat at the table laughing at the stories about Ms. Sweetie (my Grandma). I'm sure she was looking down on us smiling! I just ate another piece and it even taste better today than yesterday. I just might whip up some heavy cream tonight to put on top of the slices. Yummy! Enjoy!!!!

Ingredients:
*Betty used Pastry for her pie crust.

1 cup flaked coconut, chopped
3 eggs, beaten
2 2/3 cups milk
2/3 cup sugar
3 Tbsps all-purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 frozen deep dish pie crust


Line the unpricked pastry or pie crust (Which as you can see, I didn't follow directions but it turned out just fine. LOL) with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450 degrees for 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Sprinkle coconut over crust; set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, sugar, flour, vanilla and salt. Pour over coconut; sprinkle with nutmeg. (Once again, I didn't follow the instructions and I mixed the nutmeg in the mixture. LOL) Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

 
 

I should have covered the crust edges with foil because as you can see the edges burnt. I knew better but hey, practice makes perfect right? It was still delicious!



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