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A rich, creamy coconut custard filling in a crumbly coconut cookie crust topped with whipped cream and sprinkled with toasted coconut.
We were in Vegas visiting family over Easter break this year and I couldn’t resist stopping.
One of the things I did manage to buy, was Trader Joe’s Toasted Coconut Cookie Thins. Apparently, they’re a new item at Trader Joes and have only 130 calories for 8 cookies. Now that I know that, I wish I’d bought the Meyer Lemon Thins and Triple Ginger Thins too.
On the six hour drive home, I kept my little box of cookies unopened in the front of the car with me (cookies in the backseat with the boys probably wouldn’t have made it home.) Along the way, I started to think of fun ways to bake with the cookie thins On the top of the list was coconut cream pie.
So when I got home I Googled Coconut Lime Pie and found Cooks Illustrated’s Lime-Coconut Cream Pie recipe.
I had family over for a BBQ Sunday night, so it was the perfect excuse to make coconut cream pie. My husband wasn’t too sure about Lime in his Coconut pie so I left it out.
This pie was a hit at the party, but next time I think I’ll crank up the sound and throw a little lime in my coconut.
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Coconut Cream Pie with a Coconut Cookie Crust
Ingredients
Crust
- 6 ounces Toasted Coconut Cookie Thins 1 ½ sleeves
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
Filling
- 1 14 ounce can coconut milk
- 1 cup whole milk*
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- ½ cup sugar plus 1 tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 5 large egg yolks
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into 2 pieces
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping
- 1 ½ cups cold heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon sweetened dried shredded coconut toasted in small dry skillet until golden brown
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325º. In food processor, pulse cookies and 2 tablespoons of sugar in to fine crumbs.Transfer crumbs to medium bowl and add butter; stir until well combined.
- Press crumbs evenly/firmly into bottom and up sides of a 9″ pie plate. Bake until about 10 minutes until crust starts to brown. Cool on wire rack to room temperature.
- In a medium saucepan, bring coconut milk, whole milk, ½ cup sugar, and salt to simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
- Whisk yolks, cornstarch and 1 tablespoon sugar in medium bowl until thoroughly combined. Whisking constantly, gradually pour 1 cup hot milk mixture into egg yolk mixture; whisk well to combine. Whisking constantly, gradually add yolk mixture to milk in saucepan.
- Whisking constantly, cook until it begins to boil and thicken.
- Remove from heat and whisk in butter and 1 teaspoons of vanilla until butter in fully incorporated. Stir in coconut. Pour hot filling into cooled pie crust and smooth surface; press plastic wrap directly against surface of filling and refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours and up to 12 hours.
- Just before serving, beat cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and ½ tsp vanilla with electric mixer until soft peaks form, 1 ½-2 minutes. Top pie with whipped cream and then sprinkle with coconut. Cut pie into wedges and serve.
Notes
More Coconut Pie Recipes:
Almond Joy Pie, Barbara Bakes
Toasted Coconut Cream Pie, Baked Bree
Coconut Cream Pie with Mascarpone-Cream Topping, Judy’s Kitchen
Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chunk Pecan Pie, Everyday Insanity
Sweet Potato Coconut Pie with Marshmallow Meringue, Taste & Tell
shruti
the topping looks like something from a dream ! so beautiful…
Anula
I LOVE coconut! That had to be delicious 🙂 Will def make it in the future! Thank you for a great recipe!
Pozdrawiam, Anula.
Becki's Whole Life
I will have to look for these next time I go to TJ’s. Your coconut cream pie sounds wonderful and I love the idea of the cookie crust. I think the lime would be fabulous in here.
Cyndy
Great idea. I love using cookies in crust because they impart so much flavor. TJ’s is a fun place to shop. Thanks for sharing your beautiful creation with us.
Mercedes
I am in love with these Trader Joe’s cookies as well and you pie looks fabulous!
Coleens Recipes
What a PERFECT pie for family gathering (I think I would eat the whole thing if left by myself with such a pie!!). I am looking forward to treating my family with this (I’m sure I will leave the lime out too).
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
This pie is absolutely lovely looking! Awesome idea!
Nina
What a yummy pie….I need to look for these cookies the next time i go shopping. Yummy!
Melissa B
Oh my goodness..this sounds awesome =)
sandie
Love this!! I think Trader Joe’s is one of the best grocery stores on the planet- I WISH we had one on Canada. My mom is lucky enough to have two stores within 10 miles of her house (lucky girl). Whenever I am back home I must shop there at least twice a week and my suitcase is usually filled halfway with their products when I come back to Calgary. I have 10 jars of their cookie butter in the closet right now (wait- we have eaten 2 jars!)…
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel
Perfect pie for a summer bbq!
Peggy Clyde
This is one of my two favorite pies. Thanks for sharing the recipe. It looks delicious.
Laura Rees
You must know how much I love coconut!
Carol
hmmm by its looks it is surely delicious. I love it and I will try this at home. thanks for sharing.
Asmita
What a delicious pie! I love the photographs!
Catalina @ Cake with Love
This is the perfect pie in my opinion, I love coconut and never can have enough, and here it is in the crust, the filling, it sounds amazing!
Frank
The use of coconut cookie thins for the crust is a great idea. Sound delicious.
Deborah
I wish we had a Trader JOe’s here!! I have a weakness for coconut, and pie, so tihs is a dangerous combination for me! (and thanks for the link love!)
kelley {mountain mama cooks}
Yummy!!!! Anything coconut gets a thumbs up from me. I saw those cookies last time and didn’t get them. I’ve had the meyer lemon thins before and the are delicious!!!
Rosa
A luscious pie! What a wonderful filling.
Cheers,
Rosa