Jello Recipes
Tropical Dream Coconut Cream Pie
This delicious coconut cream pie is easy to make and the homemade pastry is especially good. If you are looking for a tropical dream coconut cream pie recipe, this one is excellent. The pie filling is made with vanilla instant pudding, cream, and coconut and the topping is vanilla-flavored cream with toasted coconut flakes.
This is a really special pie. It is a bit like lemon meringue pie in consistency and looks but with an unmistakable coconut flavor, which you will really like. It is well worth making your own pastry for this one. With this homemade pastry recipe, you need to bake it blind, which means lining it with aluminum foil and then putting weights or beans in the foil to stop the pastry from rising up and becoming uneven on the bottom. This is a very common step with many homemade pie pastry recipes.
If you like jello recipes with jello instant pudding, this is one of the best jello recipes with coconut that you can try. This coconut cream pie is airy, light, and refreshing and it has a really delicious flavor. Take a bite, close your eyes, and imagine you are in the balmy tropics.
Coconut Cream Pie with Toasted Coconut Flakes
Ingredients -
1 cup all purpose flour
¼ cup ice water
⅓ cup cake flour
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, chopped
½ teaspoon cider vinegar
1 egg yolk
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cups cold milk
2 packs jello vanilla instant pudding
2 cups heavy cream
¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup coconut flakes
2 ½ tablespoons powdered sugar
Preparation:
Combine the flour, cake flour, and salt in a food processor and pulse to mix it together.
Mix the vinegar, egg yolk, and ice water in another bowl. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture, using the food processor feed tube, pulsing continuously until the mixture is chunky and sticking together.
Tip the dough on to plastic wrap and shape it into an inch thick disk.
Wrap it in the wrap and chill it for an hour.
Unwrap the dough and roll it into a 12 inch circle on a lightly floured board. Drape it over a 9 inch pie plate, fitting it carefully into the plate without stretching it. Trim the excess pastry and fold the outside part under itself so it looks even all the way around.
Chill the pastry-lined pie dish for an hour.
Put an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat it to 400 degrees F.
Put a square of aluminum foil over the pie crust and press it gently over the sides and bottom. Fill the shell with weights or dried beans and bake it for 20 minutes, until the pastry edges start to brown.
Remove it from the oven and remove the weights and aluminum foil. Prick the bottom of the pastry shell a few times with a fork, then bake it for another 10 to 15 minutes, or until it is golden brown.
Let it cool.
Beat together the pudding mixes and the milk. Whisk for 2 minutes, and then add half the cream and ¾ cup of the coconut flakes. Pour this mixture into the cooled crust and chill for about 4 hours.
Toast the rest of the coconut by baking it, on a cookie sheet, at 375 degrees F for 5 minutes or until it goes golden brown. Stir it every couple of minutes while it cooks.
Beat the rest of the cream until you get soft peaks, and then add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Beat well and spread this over the top of the pie.
Sprinkle the cooled, toasted coconut over the top and serve.
(Serves 8)
Photo Description:
This light and fluffy jello recipe is easy to make. The solid, crunchy base contrasts well with the creamy vanilla filling and the fluffy cream top. Toasting coconut flakes is easy. You need to keep an eye on them so they do not burn. Serve this delicious coconut pie recipe at the end of dinner and everybody will be delighted with it. This pie takes a few hours to set in the refrigerator so start making it in plenty of time. This pie tastes every bit as great as it looks.
Tips for the Best Cream Pie Recipes
Whether you want to make a tropical dream coconut cream pie, another recipe for coconut cream pie or another cream pie variety, this dish is not difficult to make. There are many types of cream pie recipes so you can find the one you like the sound of.
Do not confuse cream pies with custard pies. A custard pie is baked for longer than a cream pie and it contains more eggs and milk. A lot of cream pies need cornstarch to thicken the filling but if you are using jello pudding to make a coconut cream pie or chocolate cream pie, or any other type, you won't need to add cornstarch.
How to Make a Perfect Cream Pie
Cream pies are best served the day they are made and they do not freeze well, so make a cream pie as close to when you are going to serve it as possible. If you are following a recipe for baked cream pie, keep an eye on it while it cooks. If you cook cream pies for too long, they can crack across the top, dry out and the filling might separate itself from the crust.
There are different types of cream piecrusts you can choose, depending on how much time you have, whether you want to make your own crust or use a store-bought one and what flavor of filling you are going to put in the pie.
If you are making a tropical dream coconut cream pie, you might want to use quite a plain type of pastry since most of the flavor comes from the pie filling. With a chocolate cream pie, perhaps you would like to use a vanilla flavored pastry or make a chocolate crust for a double chocolate flavor. You can make or buy graham cracker crusts and if you are using a store-bought, one you will not have to bake it.
Meringue or whipped cream are good toppings for cream pies, whether you are making a coconut cream pie recipe, a banana cream pie recipe or another type of cream pie. The perfect cream pie is rich, creamy and has balanced flavors. Whether you are making a light, fruity cream pie or a luxurious double chocolate one, there are some great recipes for cream pies.
Cream Pie Recipes with Jello Pudding
Jello pudding can be a great ingredient for cream pie recipes, especially if you are in a hurry and want to make a cream pie, which tastes great but does not take a long time to put together. You can use any flavor of jello pudding to make a delicious cream pie recipe.
