Showing posts with label pie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pie. Show all posts

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Coconut Cream Pie



Ingredients:
1 graham cracker crust
1 (8oz) pkg cream cheese
1 cup cream of coconut
1 (3.4 oz) pkg cheesecake instant pudding mix
1 cup flaked coconut plus 1/3 cup for garnish
Large container Cool-Whip, thawed

Directions:

Beat cheese and cream of coconut with mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add pudding mix; beating until blended.

Stir in coconut, fold in 1/2 the container of Cool-whip. Spread cheese mixture evenly into your pie crust. Cover and chill for 2 hours or until set.

Using a nonstick skillet on medium-low heat, add the coconut reserved for garnish. Shake the pan occasionally to keep the coconut from burning.

Top the pie with the remaining Cool-whip and toasted coconut.

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Granny's Pecan Pie


a note: ok, I'm totally in love and have been COMPLETELY spoiled rotten my entire life by this pie..... No other pecan pie does it for me or ever will.... in all of my exsistance, there has only ever been one Pecan Pie....and That's GRANNY's Pecan Pie. Lucky for us all...she's the generous sort who shares recipes...Hey! guess thats where I get it from...hehehe

Ingredients:
*1 cup sugar
(SECRET INGREDIENT ALERT!)
*1/2 cup PRIDE OF DIXIE white corn syrup (if you have to..like me..use the regular stuff..but it won't be as good...Next time you're in Arkansas....)
*3 eggs, beaten well
*1/4 cup melted butter
*1 cup fine chopped pecans (no Halves! chop those babies up!)
*2 unbaked pie crusts

Directions:
Mix together your ingredients and pour half into one pie crust and the other half into the second pie crust.
Bake at 350 degrees F for about 40 minutes or until golden brown.
And thats all she wrote... :o)

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