Chocolate coffee coconut pie

 
                        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
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    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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