Chocolate Coconut Cream Pie

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs, separated
• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 teaspoons real vanilla
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• whipped cream
• chocolate shavings

Recipe

• 1 crust:melt chocolate and butter in small saucepan over low heat.
• 2 place sugar into bowl.
• 3 add butter/choc to sugar.
• 4 add coconut and mix well.
• 5 press into pie pan and chill.
• 6 filling: combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and egg yolks in a bowl.
• 7 add warm milk slowly to sugar mixture.
• 8 pour back into a sauce pan and cook over med.
• 9 heat stirring constantly until thickened.
• 10 add vanilla and coconut.
• 11 cool slightly.
• 12 pour filling into chilled chocolate crust.
• 13 cover filling w/ a thin coating of butter and cool.
• 14 serve w/ whipped cream covered w/ chocolate shavings.