recipe 
yields
Makes 2 pies
8 cups milk
3 cups sugar
24 egg yolks
1 cup cornstarch
½ cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 cups shredded coconut
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
2 pie crusts, rolled out and fit into pie dishes
Ingredients
steps
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring milk to a simmer. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine sugar, yolks, and cornstarch. Slowly pour milk into yolk mixture, stirring constantly.
- Melt butter, then stir in brown sugar, vanilla, coconut, and walnuts. Add to milk mixture and stir to combine. Evenly distribute filling between pie crusts.
- Bake until filling is set and a skewer inserted into center of pies comes out clean, 30 to 45 minutes. Chill overnight before serving. Serve with blueberries and lightly sweetened whipped cream.
Date Published: 06.14.19
