My Favorite Son-in-law's Favorite Coconut Cream Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups heated milk (not low-fat)
• 5/8 cup sugar (half cup plus two tbs.)
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, scant
• 1/4 cup cold milk
• 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten (do not use the egg whites!)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 9-inch baked pie crusts or 1 purchased graham cracker crust
• 2 -3 cups thawed cool whip

Recipe

• 1 heat the 1 1/2 cups of milk in a saucepan on low-medium heat until hot, but do not let it come to a boil.
• 2 in a small bowl, blend together the sugar, flour, cornstarch, salt, and the 1/4 cup cold milk.
• 3 add to the hot milk in the saucepan, stirring constantly.
• 4 cook over low heat until thickened.
• 5 add some of the hot mixture to the 3 beaten egg yolks in a small bowl.
• 6 stir well to blend and then add to the saucepan, stirring constantly.
• 7 cook over low heat for a minute or two longer.
• 8 remove from the stove and stir in the vanilla, butter, almond extract and coconut.
• 9 let cool.
• 10 pour into the pie crust.
• 11 top with the cool whip.
• 12 use a spoon to make a pretty shape.
• 13 keep refrigerated until serving.