Coconut Cream Pie with Truvía^® Cane Sugar Blend

Ingredients

CRUST

• 9-inch single layer pie crust

FILLING

• 1 cup (250mL) skim milk, divided

• 3⁄4 cup (185mL) coconut milk, divided

• 1⁄4 cup + 2 Tbsp (90mL) Truvía^® Cane Sugar Blend

• 1⁄2 tsp (2.5mL) salt

• 1⁄4 cup (60mL) cake flour

• 3 Tbsp (45mL) corn starch

• 1 whole egg

• 1 egg yolk

• 2 egg whites

• 1 Tbsp (15mL) butter

• 1 tsp (5mL) vanilla extract

• 1⁄2 cup (125mL) grated coconut

TOPPING

• 1⁄2 cup (125mL) whipping cream

• 11⁄2 tsp (7.5mL) Truvía^® Cane Sugar Blend

• 1⁄2 tsp (2.5mL) vanilla extract

Directions

• 1.  

  Prepare single baked pie shell according to package instructions.

• 2.  

  Combine milk, 1⁄4 cup (60mL) coconut milk, 1⁄4 cup (60mL) Truvía^® Cane Sugar Blend, and salt in heavy bottom saucepan and bring slowly to a boil.

• 3.  

  Pour remaining 3⁄4 cup (185mL) coconut milk into a separate bowl and stir in cake flour, corn starch, whole egg, and egg yolk. Beat until smooth.

• 4.  

  Pour about 1⁄4 cup (60mL) of the boiling mixture into the egg yolks to temper them. Then gradually pour the egg yolks back into the boiling mixture while whisking. Stir until the mixture thickens.

• 5.  

  Remove the mixture from heat and stir in the butter and vanilla.

• 6.  

  Gradually add remaining Truvía^® Cane Sugar Blend to egg whites while beating until soft peaks form. Gently fold beaten egg whites into the hot mixture and mix until just combined.

• 7.  

  Pour filling into a baked pie shell and sprinkle evenly with grated coconut.

• 8.  

  Cool pie completely on wire rack and store refrigerated.

• 9.  

  Beat whipping cream in a small bowl until glossy and stiff peaks form. Fold in Truvía^® Cane Sugar Blend and vanilla extract.

• 10.  

  Spread whipped topping over the cooled pie before serving.

Variation

• 11.  

  Sprinkle toasted coconut on top of whipped cream to garnish, if desired. To toast coconut, place 1⁄4 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes on baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 7-10 minutes until light golden.