Coconut Rum Pie Recipes

COCONUT RUM PIE

Steps:

• For crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend first 4 ingredients in processor until sticky crumbs form. Press crumbs onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter metal pie pan. Freeze 10 minutes. Bake crust until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Cool. Freeze crust.
• For filling: Whisk 1 cup cream of coconut, egg yolks and lemon juice in large metal bowl to blend. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not allow bottom of bowl to touch water); whisk constantly until candy thermometer registers 160 degrees, about 3 minutes. Remove bowl from over water. Stir in rum. Using electric mixer, beat mixture until cool and thick, about 5 minutes.
• Combine whipping cream, extract and remaining cream of coconut in another large bowl. Beat until soft peaks form. Fold cream mixture and 1 cup toasted coconut into egg mixture. Freeze until softly set, stirring occasionally, about 3 hours.
• Spoon filling into crust, mounding slightly. Cover and freeze overnight. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Keep frozen.).
• Run small knife around sides of pan. Arrange pineapple on top of pie in overlapping circles. Brush with preserves. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon toasted coconut.

COCONUT CREAM PIE WITH COCONUT RUM CRUST

Steps:

• CRUST:.
• Cut butter into small cubes and place in freezer to make sure it's very cold.
• Place 1/3 cup shredded coconut in food processor. Pulse to finely chop. Then add flour and salt and pulse again.
• Pour a couple ounces of coconut rum over ice to chill (I just sat it in the freezer while I was prepping and worked fine.
• Add cold butter to flour and pulse until finely chopped and mixed into flour. Should resemble oatmeal or little pellets.
• Once tablespoon at a time, pulse in chilled coconut rum (not the ice cubes) until it clumps together. It should be firm, not sticky. Mine took all 5 tablespoons.
• Dump the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap and form into a disk, wrap and refrigerate for at least thirty minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375. Once chilled, roll dough out into a 14 inch circle. Carefully transfer dough to the pie pan.
• Crimp edges to seal, Place a large piece of foil over crust and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 15 minutes, then remove the foil and weights and bake again for 10 minutes. Cool completely before filling.
• Spread coconut onto baking sheet, toast for 3-5 minutes, until just golden. Remove and cool.
• FILLING:.
• Place instant pudding mix in large glass jar or plastic air tight container. Add cream of coconut and milk. Cover tightly and shake for 1-2 minutes until well combined. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• With electric mixer, whip heavy cream with 1 teaspoon vanilla and 3 tablespoons of sugar. and refridgerate.
• Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Slowly beat in pudding mixture. Add a little at a time and scrape bowl regularly, to ensure there are no clumps. Finally fold in HALF the whipped cream. Carefully mix until smooth
• Pour mixture onto pie crust, top with remaining whipped cream and toasted coconut, refrigerate for at least 3 hours or over night.

COCONUT RUM PIE WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• For crust:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Blend first 4 ingredients until sticky crumbs form. Press crumbs onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter metal pie pan. Freeze 10 minutes.
• Bake crust until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Cool. Freeze crust.
• For filling:.
• Whisk 1 cup cream of coconut, egg yolks and lemon juice in large metal bowl to blend. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not allow bottom of bowl to touch water); whisk constantly until candy thermometer registers 160°F, about 3 minutes. Remove bowl from over water. Using electric mixer, beat mixture until cool and thick, about 5 minutes.
• Combine whipping cream, extract, rum and remaining cream of coconut in another large bowl. Beat until soft peaks form. Fold cream mixture and 1 cup toasted coconut into egg mixture. Freeze until softly set, stirring occasionally, about 3 hours.
• Spoon filling into crust, mounding slightly. Cover and freeze overnight. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Keep frozen.)
• Run small knife around sides of pan. Arrange pineapple atop pie in overlapping circles. Brush with preserves. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon toasted coconut.

COCONUT-RUM PIE WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• For crust:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Blend first 4 ingredients in processor until sticky crumbs form. Press crumbs onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter metal pie pan. Freeze 10 minutes.
• Bake crust until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Cool. Freeze crust.
• For filling:
• Whisk 1 cup cream of coconut, egg yolks and lemon juice in large metal bowl to blend. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not allow bottom of bowl to touch water); whisk constantly until candy thermometer registers 160°F, about 3 minutes. Remove bowl from over water. Using electric mixer, beat mixture until cool and thick, about 5 minutes.
• Combine whipping cream, extract and remaining cream of coconut in another large bowl. Beat until soft peaks form. Fold cream mixture and 1 cup toasted coconut into egg mixture. Freeze until softly set, stirring occasionally, about 3 hours.
• Spoon filling into crust, mounding slightly. Cover and freeze overnight. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Keep frozen.)
• Run small knife around sides of pan. Arrange pineapple atop pie in overlapping circles. Brush with preserves. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon toasted coconut.