This coconut pie recipe is like nothing you’ve ever tried. Found in a very old cookbook it’s something like pecan pie but with coconut instead of pecans. It’s gooey, sweet, and rich with lots of coconut flavor in a buttery, crumbly crust. You may never have tasted a pie like this before but once you do? You’ll never forget it!
For this recipe you’ll need: eggs, sugar, dark corn syrup, butter, vanilla, salt, flaked coconut, 10″ unbaked pie shell (or a 9″ deep dish unbaked shell)
This is an old Southern recipe. I have no idea when it was first served but I do know that whoever put this recipe together was brilliant. Simply brilliant.
I love a good coconut cream pie, there’s no doubt about it. It’s always been the first dessert I look for at an old fashioned diner or cafeteria and I’m rarely disappointed. So, when I saw this “Rich Coconut Pie” recipe in one of my newest acquisitions I eagerly began to scan the ingredients to see if it was different from the recipes I already have.
Was it ever!
The ingredients sounded more like a pecan pie to me. I was intrigued enough to play around with it a little bit and came up with this. SO good. The coconut floats up to the top and the rest of the ingredients make a sweet goo underneath, kind of like pecan pie.
Very much like pecan pie.
You’ll need to let this cool completely before you go cutting in to it. That’s the hardest part of making this coconut pie recipe! I’d also suggest laying a sheet of aluminum foil over it about halfway through baking. There’s so much sugar that it gets really brown if it’s not covered. Yeah. Found that out the hard way.
If you want to make it ahead of time for something like Thanksgiving or Christmas you can keep it well wrapped in the fridge for 2 to 3 days. I wouldn’t freeze it, though.
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Here’s that good ole Southern coconut pie recipe! Let me know what you think!
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Coconut Pie Recipe: So Unique
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- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups dark corn syrup
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flaked coconut
- 1 10- inch or 9-inch-deep-dish unbaked pie shell.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Whisk the eggs until they are well blended.
- Add the sugar, corn syrup, butter, vanilla, and salt.
- Whisk until smooth.
- Stir in the coconut.
- Pour the filling into the pie shell.
- Bake at 400F for 30 minutes.
- Cover loosely with aluminum foil and bake 20 more minutes.
- Cool completely before serving.
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This post included in Meal Plan Monday #78
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Hi, I made this pie (Coconut Unique Pie) yesterday. I followed the instructions exactly. Unfortunately when I removed the loosely wrapped foil, it was pretty much burned. The crust was dark, dark brown and the top of the pie was black. Was I supposed turn the temp down from 400° for the last 20 minutes? It looked fine before then. Help
It worked for me at 400F and that was the temperature called for in the original recipe (which was quite old..). Potentially it has to do with oven differences? You could try it at 350F for 55 minutes to an hour.
This looks like a fun addition to the Thanksgiving pie spread!
thanks Taylor! It is SO good.
Thanks so much!
WOW! This looks sooooo good! I want to eat the screen! ha!
I don’t think the screen would taste very good… :/
Looks so delicious! This will be great for the holiday dessert table!
When I first saw the photo, I thought it was pecan pie! The ooey, gooey bottom sounds fantastic! What a nice change of pace to add to the dessert buffet!
I know! It does look like pecan pie! Omigosh it is so SO good.