Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 3 egg yolks
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 tbsp custard powder
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups colored coconut
- 1 1/2 tsp coconut flavoring
- 1 9 inch pie shell
- mini chocolate eggs if you want to decorate the “nests”
Steps
- Heat the oven to 375 F, fill the 9-inch pie shell with pie weights or prick it, and bake for 10 minutes.
- Whisk the half-and-half, milk, egg yolks, sugar, custard powder, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan.
- Cook the mixture over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, whisking until thick and bubbling.
- Stir in the coconut flavoring and one cup of colored coconut, then pour the filling into the warm shell.
- Sprinkle the remaining coconut over the pie and chill it for 15 minutes before decorating with mini chocolate eggs if desired.
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