Classic Coconut Cream Pie | America's Test Kitchen

Name: Classic Coconut Cream Pie | America's Test Kitchen
Total time: 270 min
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut; 9 graham crackers (about 5 ounces) broken into rough pieces; 2 tablespoons sugar; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk, well stirred (not cream of coconut); 1 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup (1 1/4 ounces/35 grams) unsweetened shredded coconut; 2/3 cup (4 2/3 ounces/132 grams) sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 5 large egg yolks; 1/4 cup (1 ounce/28 grams) cornstarch; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces; 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, chilled; 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 teaspoons dark rum (optional)

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Most coconut cream pies are no more than coconut-dusted vanilla cream pies. Others use artificial flavoring and taste like suntan lotion. We wanted honest coconut flavor.

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