I got this fabulous recipe from a lovely tea room in Oklahoma City which has long since gone out of business. I always triple the recipe to make coconut and chocolate cream pies, plus banana pudding.
Ohhh, I just had an idea! You could layer each pudding in a parfait glass and top it with whipped cream. Kind of a Neapolitan pudding!
These measurements are for one pie.
CREAM PIE FILLING
1 9" baked pie crust (I use Pillsbury)
instructions on the side of the box.
1 cup sugar
4 2/3 Tablespoons flour (heaping)
3 Tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
Mix in medium
bowl.
2 2/3 cups milk
4 egg yolks
Mix together milk and yolks.Add dry ingredients.
Stir constantly in a medium saucepan until thick.
Add:
1/2
cup of butter
1 teaspoon of vanilla.
You can add 1 cup of coconut, fresh bananas or 1/2 cup of chocolate chips for a variety.
Simple ingredients you probably have around the house, |
Flour, sugar, salt, cornstarch, eggs, vanilla and butter. |
Separate the eggs, saving your egg whites to use in omeletts or macaroon cookies. |
Mix together dry ingredients in medium bowl. |
Stir together milk and eggs. |
Combine liquid and dry ingredients in medium saucepan. |
Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly. |
Cook until thick. Don't worry if it looks lumpy. |
Add butter and vanilla. (You see 1 1/2 sticks of butter because I made a triple recipe.) |
Add 1 cup coconut and pour into pie shell. |
For chocolate, add a cup of chocolate chips. |
With no trouble at all you have two beautiful pies. |
Top with whipped cream or Cool Whip. You can top the coconut with toasted coconut and the chocolate with chocolate shavings or mini chocolate chips. |