Name: Oquree’s Coconut Pie
Yield: Serves 6-8
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 oz (50 g) butter; 1 × 9 inch (23 cm) part-baked pastry shell; 4 egg whites; 2 tablespoons cornflour; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 3 egg yolks; 16 fl oz (475 ml) milk; 4-6 oz (110-175 g) fresh coconut, grated; 9 tablespoons sugar; 3½ oz (90 g) sugar

Preparation info

Serves
6-8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's American Pie

By Keith Floyd

Published 1989

About

Ingredients

9 tablespoons sugar
3 egg yolks
16 fl oz (475

Americas
United States
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

First make the pie filling. Stir together the sugar and egg yolks. Add the milk. Put into a double boiler and bring to the boil. Meanwhile mix the cornflour with a little water, add to the egg mixture and stir until thick. Add the butter, coconut (reserving 1 tablespoon) and vanilla. Pour into the pastry shell and leave to cool.

Make the meringue by beating the egg whites until stiff bu