Coconut Dream Pie

Ingredients

  • [Allow 4 hours to set.]
  • 1 1/2 cups coconut, divided
  • 4 Tbsp. margarine, melted
  • 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 2/3 cup Sephra White Chocolate chips
  • 1 box coconut cream instant pudding (3.4 oz.)
  • 1 1/2 cups whipping cream, divided

 

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix together graham cracker crumbs, 1 cup coconut, and margarine. Press mixture firmly into bottom and sides of 9” pie pan. Bake crust for 10 minutes.Melt 1/3 cup chocolate and spread evenly over crust. Let set in refrigerator until firm (approx. 10 minutes). In a separate bowl, whisk together milk and dry pudding mix for 2 minutes or until well blended. Stir in the remaining coconut (1/2 cup) and pour into crust. Place in refrigerator.

Microwave remaining 1/3 cup chocolate and 1/4 cup of the whipping cream in medium bowl for 1 minute. Stir until smooth and let cool in refrigerator until room temperature or for about 10 minutes. Beat together the remaining 1-1/4 cups whipping cream in large bowl with electric mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Add half of the whipped cream to chocolate mixture; stir until well blended. Return mixture to remaining cream and stir gently. Spoon cream onto pie filling. Refrigerate until chilled (3-4 hours). Top with toasted coconut flakes before serving, if desired.

Yield: 9” pie; 10 servings