Coconut Milk Pie With Lemon

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (9 inch) baked deep dish pie shells
• 2 1/2 cups coconut milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 cups coconut flakes
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 in medium saucepan heat 21/2 cups coconut milk.
• 2 add 3/4 sugar, 3 beaten egg yolks, coconut extract, salt and 4 tablespoons cornstarch together. add slowly to the hot.
• 3 mixture.
• 4 whisk until mixture starts to thicken. turn heat down, whisk until glossy and thick.
• 5 add coconut flakes and fold into mixture.
• 6 cool about 30 minutes.
• 7 in saucepan add lemon juice, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1/2 cup water, heat on low, stirring until glossy. set aside.
• 8 stir coconut filling until fluffy, pour into pie pan. spoon lemon glaze over the top. chill until serving.
• 9 note: sometimes i substitute powdered sugar when making the lemon glaze. also you can add a few drops of yellow food coloring.