Coconut Cream Pie Prep: 30 min; Cook: 15 min; Chill: 2hr Makes 8 servings Baked Crust (below) 4 large egg yolks, slightly beaten 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 cups milk 2 tablespoons stick margarine or butter, softened 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 cup flaked coconut 1 cup Sweetened Whipped Cream (below) 1. Prepare Baked Pie Crust 2. Beat egg yolks with fork in small bowl. Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in 2-quart saucepan. Gradually stir in milk/ Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute 3. Immediately stir at least half of the hot mixture gradually into egg yolks; stir back into hot mixture in saucepan. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Pour into pie shell. Press plastic wrap onto filling. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until set 4. Remove from plastic wrap. Top pie with Sweetened Whipped Cream and remaining coconut. Immediately refrigerate any remaining pie after serving *Spreads with at least 65% vegetable oil can be substituted 1 Serving: Calories 415 (Calories from Fat 225); Fat 25g (Saturated 11g); Cholesterol 130mg; Sodium 380 Carbohydrate 43g (Dietary Fiber 1g); Protein 6g Banana Cream Pie: Increase vanilla to 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon. Omit coconut. Press p;astic wrap onto filling in saucepan. Refrigerate until room temperature. Slice 2 large bananas into pie shell. Pour filling over bananas. Garnish with banana slices if desired Chocolate Cream Pie Increase sugar to 1 1/2 cups and cornstarch to 1/3 cup. Omit margarine and coconut. Stir in 2 ounces unsweetened choco- late, cut up, after stirring in milk in step 2 Timesaving Tip Substitute Graham Cracker Crust (below) for the Baked Pie Crust and frozen (thawed) whipped topping for the Sweetened Whipped Cream Baked Pie Crust Filled Crust For Pie, trim overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of pie plate. Fold and roll pastry under, even with pie plate, flute. Baked Crust (unfilled): Heat oven to 475. For pie, trim overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of pie plate. Fold and roll pastry under, even with plate; flute. Sweetened Whipped Cream Prep: 5 min For 1 cup whipped cream: Beat 1/2 cup whipping (heavy) cream and 1 tablespoon granulated or powdered sugar in chilled small bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff For 1 1/2 cups whipped cream Beat 3/4 cup whipping (heavy) cream and 2 tablespoons granulated or powdered sugar in chilled small bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff For 2 1/3 cups whipped cream Beat 1 cup whipping (heavy) cream and 3 tablespoons granulated or powdered sugar in chilled medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff 1 Serving: Calories 55 (Calories from Fat 45); Fat 5g (Saturated 3g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 5mg; Carbohydrate 2g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 0g Flavored Sweetened Whipped Cream Beat 1 cup whipping (heavy) cream, 3 tablespoons granu- lated or powdered sugar and one of the following ingredients in chilled medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff 1 teaspoon grated lemon or orange peel 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract 1/2 teaspoon rum flavoring 1/4 teaspoon maple flavoring Graham Cracker Crust Prep: 10 min; Bake: 10 min Makes 8 servings 1 1/2 cups (about 20 squares) regular or cinnamon graham crackers, finely crushed 1/3 cup stick margarine or butter, melted 3 tablespoons sugar 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees 2. Mix crumbs, magarine and sugar. Reserve 3 tablespoons mixture for topping if desired. Press remaining mixture firmly against bottom and side of pie plate, 9x1 1/4 inches 3. Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown; cool *Spreads with at least 65% vegetable oil can be substituted 1 Serving: Calories 155 (Calories from Fat 80); Fat 9g (Saturated 2g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 180mg; Carbohydrate 17g (Calories from Fat 0g); Protein 1g Timesaving Tip To microwave, prepare as directed - except use microwavable pie plate. Microwave uncovered on High 2 to 3 minutes, rotating pie plate 1/2 turn ever minute until set; cool
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