Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 slightly beaten egg yolks
  • 2 Tbs butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup flaked coconut (sweetened coconut shreds)
  • 1- 9 inch pastry shell (pie crust that is already baked and cool.)
  • 9 inch Pie Tin
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
  • 6 Tbs sugar

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a saucepan combine sugar, flour, and salt.
  • Cook over medium heat, and gradually add milk, mixing well as you do.
  • Continue to cook and stir until mixture thickens and boils, then cook 2 minutes more.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Slightly beat egg yolks in a small bowl, and stir a small amount of hot mixture into the yolks, then immediately return it to the saucepan.
  • Return to heat and cook 2 minutes, stirring the entire time.
  • Remove from heat
  • Add butter, vanilla, and coconut.
  • Stir until butter is melted.
  • Pour into the cooled pie crust.
  • Prepare meringue (instructions below), and spread over pie. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.