Chocolate Coffee Coconut Pie

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Chocolate Coffee Coconut Pie

Recipe By : http://www.lhj.com
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pies & Pastries Ladies Home Journal

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/4 cups sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon instant coffee crystals
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups 1% lowfat milk
1 cup canned light or regular coconut milk
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate -- cut up
3 slightly beaten egg yolks
1 tablespoon butter -- cut up
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup coconut
1 baked 9-inch pastry shell

In saucepan stir together sugar, cornstarch, coffee crystals, and salt. Stir i
n 1% lowfat milk, coconut milk, and chocolate. Cook and stir until thickened a
nd bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. (If chocolate flecks remain, whisk g
ently until smooth.)

Stir about 1 cup of the chocolate mixture into beaten egg yolks. Return to sau
cepan. Cook and stir just until mixture bubbles; cook and stir 2 minutes more.
Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla; fold in coconut. Pour hot mix
ture into baked pastry shell. Cool. Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours or
until thoroughly chilled. Makes 8 servings.

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