Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Pecan Pie


Ingredients:

3 eggs
½ cup sugar
1 cup white Karo syrup
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
½ cup butter
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Mix all the ingredients, except the pecans, together in a sauce pan until it is all melted. Pour into a pie shell and then put pecans on top evenly. Pat down just a little bit with a fork. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes and then reduce heat to 350 degrees for around 30 minutes more.

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Coconut Cream Pie


Make the pie the night before it is to be served.

Ingredients:

2 cups milk (1 or 2 %)
1 cup sugar
1 pinch salt
4 Tbsp. cornstarch
4 egg yolks
½ cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup baker’s coconut
1 Tbsp. butter
Extra coconut to garnish

Directions:

Mix milk, sugar, salt and cornstarch in a saucepan. Cook on medium heat and let come to a boil for a couple of minutes. Take a little of the mixture out of the saucepan and pour into 4 beaten egg yolks and ½ cup milk. Put back into the original sauce mixture and cook for 2 more minutes. Add vanilla, coconut and butter then pour into a cooled pie crust. The pie will need to set overnight in the refrigerator.

Top with whipped cream or cool whip once the pie is complete cold or right before it is ready to be served. Toast the coconut and sprinkle on top of the whipped cream. Pin It

Chocolate Cream Pie


Make the pie the night before it is to be served.

Ingredients:

3 cups milk
3 Tbsp. cocoa
4 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 ½ cups sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
3 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. butter

Directions:

Cook milk, cocoa, cornstarch, sugar, and salt in a sauce pan on medium heat until it comes to a boil. Add about ½ cup of the cocoa mixture to 3 beaten egg yolks. Then put the egg mixture back into the original cocoa mix. Cook for another 2 minutes and then add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 tablespoon butter. Pour into a cooled pie shell.
The pie will need to set overnight in the refrigerator

Top with whipped cream either when the pie is completely cold or right before you are ready to serve the dessert. Pin It