Microwave Coconut Cream Pie

I had so much fun cooking with Karen. She has an easy style of baking with amazing results. She taught me how to make my coconut cream pie in the microwave. We do a few things differently but thats what I mean when I say "make it your own". No more standing over the stove stiring the cream till it's perfect. Microwaving works perfectly.
Ingredients
CRUST
1 stick butter
1 mounded cup of flour
1 mounded TBL powdered sugar
FILLING
3/4 cup sugar
3 T corn starch
2 Cup milk
1/4 tsp salt
3 eggs yolks (separate & save whites for merangue)
2 T butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup coconut
MERINGUE
3 egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tarter
1 tsp vanilla
6 T sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat oven to 350
For the crust....in the microwave , melt a stick of butter in the pie plate. Add the flour and powdered sugar to the pan. Use a fork to mix & stir it into the butter. With your fingers press & push the dough along the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Put in oven for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.
Microwave cream filling.....In a microwave safe bowl, stir together sugar, corn starch, milk and salt. Microwave for 2 min, remove and stir . It will not be thick. Put in microwave for 2 more minutes again, remove & stir. It will have thickened some. Put back in microwave for 2 more minutes again. It will be thicker when removed. Stir again.
Thats 2 min. 3 times.
Now separate the egg yolk from the whites & stir the egg yolk in a separate bowl , add about 1/2 cup of heated mixture to the yolk and stir together. Add this mixture back to the microwave bowl and stir. (this keeps eggs from cooking & cream becoming lumpy).
Microwave for 2 minutes again. Check thickness at 1 minute. Look for thicker consistency.
Remove , add butter, vanilla & coconut, Stir together.
While it cools, make the meringue
Meringue....It helps to whip in a cold bowl but you don't have too.
Add the egg whites & cream of tarter to mixing bowl.
Whip until foamy then add vanilla, sugar. Mix again until soft peaks form.
Putting Pie together.... add cream filling to the pie crust then top with the meringue. Seal the edges of the meringue to the crust. Put in 350 oven until meringue in toasted on the peaks.
Enjoy this easy coconut cream pie. It will become your go to recipe.

[@NRice34102]

I make my fillings in the microwave too. So much easier than cooking on the stovetop.

[@christinewilliams7005]

It is soooooo good! If I need to make a good presentation, I use a regular pie crust that you roll out and crimp, but if it’s just for home & family, this crust is to die for!!

[@homecookingwithjodi7611]

It’s like a shortbread crust . I always made my crust like you until Karen showed me this trick

[@mpedmar9701]

Oooh yummy, I loved my Mama's coconut cream pie ! Well really all of her pies ! Thanks for sharing your recipe and showing us how to put it together. I know the smells emanating from that kitchen or heavenly. Stay happy, healthy, hydrated, safe and warm. May God continue to bless you, your family and your adventures.

[@homecookingwithjodi7611]

Thank you! Coconut pie is my favorite !

[@MyChilepepper]

I blended and baked two impossible coconut pies, ate it, put on 10 pounds in my belly while just watching these two rotund ladies microwaving carbs laden sweet blobs 😂

[@galeprivett5180]

Just watched this one again, I thought I had lost it. That pie crust, I have to try. Love your channel, I started watching you from Jimmy Houston.❤️🙏

[@homecookingwithjodi7611]

This is an easy no fuss pie crust . It turns out flaky & light . My new way to make a pie crust thanks to my friend Karen !

[@mackmaciel1154]

Made it last night and sooooo very easy and even better tasting! 5 Star

[@homecookingwithjodi7611]

It’s super easy & tastes yummy

[@micheleobrien5230]

I might try to make that one!!

[@homecookingwithjodi7611]

Yes you will

[@debyrah]

Looks delish!

[@homecookingwithjodi7611]

It is and really easy to make. I hope you try it.

[@captjewels6997]

Love this idea for a microwave Coconut Cream Pie. However, I am gluten free, can you substitute gluten free flour for the wheat flour? And, get the same crust? thanks

[@pamelamartin9386]

Yummmm❤

[@homecookingwithjodi7611]

And so easy

[@lynnstanton7018]

Luv this i will try

[@homecookingwithjodi7611]

You’ll be glad you did

[@lynnstanton7018]

@@homecookingwithjodi7611 i cant wait

[@cindyeastbourn7642]

Like the pie pan…….

[@libertyfreeman8044]

Bet this is scrumpious

[@homecookingwithjodi7611]

It really is

[@cindyeastbourn7642]

Gumbo recipe please

[@user-gq1wp7db6u]

How much butter did you melt for the pie crust?

[@kayeprescott8228]

1 stick

[@karenhomrich8924]

Its hard to keep track with the pie recipe with all the chit chat Don’t care for that. Sorry