Adapted from a pie I saw in Southern Living, this is a great make-ahead pie that combines the flavors of pineapple and coconut with the convenience of cream of coconut.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 6 hourshours
Total Time 6 hourshours20 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Author Cookie Madness
Ingredients
Crust
1 ½cupsof graham cracker crumbs or 1 sleevecrushed
3tablespoonsgranulated sugar
6tablespoonsbuttermelted
Filling
⅓cupgranulated sugar
2tablespoonscornstarch
18 oz can of crushed pineapple in juice, do not drain
⅛teaspoonof vanilla
8ozpackage of cream cheesesoftened
1 ½cupsCream of CoconutCocoa Lopez or Coco Real -- divided use
2large eggs at room temperature
1cupheavy whipping cream
Sweetened flaked coconut for garnish
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix the crumbs, sugar and butter and press into a 9 inch deep dish pie plate. Bake for about 7 minutes and let cool completely.
Combine the sugar, cornstarch and undrained pineapple in a small saucepan. Turn heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and goes from cloudy to translucent. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Let cool, then pour over the pie crust.
In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until soft and creamy. Gradually add 1 cup of the cream of coconut and beat until blended, then add eggs one at a time and beat until blended. Pour over pineapple mixture.
Set the pie dish on a baking sheet and bake for 38 minutes at 350 degrees F. Let cool for one hour, then chill for at least four hours.
Beat the whipped cream until soft peaks form, then gradually fold in the reserved ½ cup of cream of coconut Note: You want to add the coconut cream gradually -- before the cream is too stiff, but not while it's still super soft. Continue whipping until cream holds its shape and is thick enough to spread. It should not be runny.
Spread across top of pie.
Toast the coconut in a skillet. Let cool slightly and sprinkle across the top.
Notes
The cook time includes the chill time. I chilled my baked layer (along with bottom crust and pineapple layer, of course) overnight, then put the finishing top layer on this morning.