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peggy's coconut pie

(3 ratings)
MGail avatar
Recipe by
Mary Haynes
@MGail
Madisonville, TN

This pie is in rememberince of Peggy, who passed away last month. She gave me this recipe over 30 years ago. Everyone says, I make the best coconut pie. All thanks to Peggy.

(3 ratings)
yield 6 to 8
prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For peggy's coconut pie

  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 3
    egg yolks, reserve whites
  • 5 Tbsp
    flour
  • 2 c
    whole milk
  • 1 can
    coconut
  • 1/2 tsp
    real vanilla flavoring
  • 1/2 tsp
    coconut flavoring
  • 1
    baked 9 inch deep-pie crust
  • 6 Tbsp
    sugar for meringue
  • 1 Tbsp
    butter

How To Make peggy's coconut pie

  • 1
    sift flour into sugar, blend with egg yolks. Slowly stir in milk to keep out lumps.
  • 2
    Cook in double boiler until thick. Remove from heat add flavoring, butter and almost all the can of coconut (save some to sprinkle on top of the meringue) pour into baked pie crust
  • 3
    Beat egg whites until stiff, then beat in 1 tablespoon of sugar at a time. Spread over hot pie filling. Sprinkle coconut over top of meringue and brown in the oven.
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