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Coconut Cream Pie Bars
Coconut Cream Pie Bars are made with a buttery cookie crust, a rich and velvety coconut cream filling, and vanilla whipped cream.
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 5m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Monti Carlo📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●blender
- ●food processor
- ●baking dish
- ●pan
- ●saucepan
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Crust
2
In a blender or food processor, blend the vanilla wafers into a sandy consistency.
3
Mix in the melted butter and salt until the cookie crumbs are completely saturated and have deepened in color.
salted butter, melted ($1.00)8 Tbspsalt ($0.01)1 pinchtsp salt ($0.02)1/4salted butter ($0.50)4 Tbsp
4
Press the cookie crust into an 11x7-inch baking dish in an even layer and freeze. If you don't have an 11x7-inch dish, use any square or rectangle dish with a 10-cup (2.5 qt) volume.
5
Filling
6
Add the unsweetened coconut flakes to a large saucepan set over medium heat. Toast the flakes, stirring occasionally so they don't burn. Remove them from the pan when they are golden brown.
7
Add 1 cup of the toasted coconut flakes, the condensed milk, evaporated milk, coconut milk, salt, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and flour to a heavy-bottomed saucepan set over medium heat. Stir until everything is combined and the milk has thickened, about ⏱️ 5 minutes.
salted butter, melted ($1.00)8 Tbspsalt ($0.01)1 pinchtsp salt ($0.02)1/4salted butter ($0.50)4 Tbspgranulated sugar ($0.05)2 Tbsp
8
Take the milk mixture off the heat and let it steep for ⏱️ 20 minutes. Use a fine-mesh sieve to strain the coconut flakes from the milk mixture and discard. Add the milk mixture back to the pan and set over medium heat.
9
In a small bowl, add the water to the egg yolks. Mix in the cornstarch to create a slurry, then add it to the milk mixture in the pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the custard bubbles in spurts.
water ($0.00)2 Tbsp
10
Take the pan off the heat and add the butter and vanilla extract. Mix until the butter dissolves.
vanilla extract ($0.72)1 tsp
11
Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve directly into the chilled crust. Refrigerate until set, about 2 to ⏱️ 3 hours.
12
Top with whipped cream topping and sprinkle the whipped cream with the remaining 1/2 cup of toasted coconut flakes.
whipped cream ($1.28)2 cups
Nutrition Facts
calories
234 kcal
fat Content
14 g
serving Size
1 bar
fiber Content
1 g
sodium Content
134 mg
protein Content
3 g
carbohydrate Content
25 g
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