My Better Half Pie
-- You can try all of the pies to see which one is your favorite. Click on the following pie names to see the full recipes.
Chocolate Mousse Malt Ball Pie,
Peanut Butter Pie with Chocolate Honey Glaze,
Candy Apple Pie and
Grandma’s Brown Sugar Pie .
Ingredients:
2/3 cup sugar1/3 cup cornstarch1/4 tsp. salt 3 cups half-and-half3 eggs, slightly beaten 1 tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. vanilla1/2 cup flaked coconut3 tbsp. powdered cocoa3 tbsp. sugar2 tbsp. half and half1 baked 8" piecrust layer bottom of piecrust with 1/2 cup chopped Macadamia nuts before baking
Instructions:
1. In medium saucepan, stir together 2/3 cup sugar, cornstarch, salt, and 3 cups half and half; blend in eggs. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils; boil and stir 1 minute.
2. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Pour 1 1/2 cups cream filling into a small bowl. Stir in 1/2-cup coconut.
3. Pour coconut filling into baked pie crust.
4. Stir together cocoa, 3 tbsp. sugar ad 2 tbsp. half-and-half; blend into remaining filling in saucepan. return to heat; heat to just boiling, stirring constantly.
5. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Pour over coconut filling.
6. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate until cold. Just before serving, top with whipped cream and sprinkle with toasted flaked coconut and chocolate curls. Enjoy!