Homemade Coconut Cream Pie

Follow the directions for the Homemade Pie Crust Recipe
Shape the dough into a pie plate, dock (poke holes) in the bottom of the pie crust, add a piece of parchment paper on top of the pie crust and fill the crust with pie weights or dried beans to prevent the dough from puffing up
Refrigerate the prepared pie crust for 30 minutes before baking
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and pre-bake the pie crust for 15 minutes or until golden brown in color and the bottom of the crust is baked

In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, ½ cup granulated sugar and cornstarch until thick and smooth; set aside
In a medium saucepan combine the milk, coconut milk, vanilla bean split in half and the remaining ¼ cup granulated sugar and bring to a simmer.
Once the milk is brought to a simmer, remove the saucepan from the heat and slowly pour about half of the hot milk into the egg mixture while whisking constantly to *temper the eggs.
Once the eggs are tempered, pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan with the remainder of the milk, continue whisking the egg and milk mixture to avoid the eggs from curdling.
Add the shredded coconut and on low to medium heat, whisk the custard vigorously until it starts to thicken and begins to bubble. While whisking, let the custard come to a slow boil, lower the heat and allow the custard to cook for another 2-3 minutes.
Remove the saucepan from the heat, pour it into a glass bowl and immediately press plastic wrap to cover the surface of the custard to avoid a skin from forming.
Allow the custard to cool completely in the refrigerator for 1 hour
Once the custard is chilled, whip one cup of heavy cream to stiff peak and fold it into the pastry cream to make a smooth and creamy filling.
Pour the Coconut Cream Filling into the pre-baked pie crust and refrigerate for 1 hour or until ready to serve

In mixing bowl with whisk attachment, combine the heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Whisk until the heavy cream comes to soft peaks
Garnish the top of the coconut cream pie with whipped cream and toasted coconut, serve and enjoy!

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