coconut cream pie

Servings: 8-12 servings
Rating: 5
Difficulty: easy
Category: dessert
Prep: 30 minutes
Cook: 15 minuttes
Total: 2 hrs 45 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 c walnuts, chopped fine
  • 1 c all-purpose flour
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1 c powdered sugar
  • 16 oz cool whip lite, thawed
  • 3 3/4 c half and half- or more
  • 2 pkg coconut cream pie filling/pudding instant, 3.4 oz each
  • 1 c shredded coconut

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Mix 1 stick softened butter with, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup minced walnuts
  • Mix thoroughly
  • Spray lightly a 13 x 9 glass pan
  • Press mixture evenly into bottom of the pan
  • Bake for 13-15 minutes depending on your oven (you just want to see slight brown on the edges)
  • Completely cool
  • Put 1 cup shredded coconut in a small skillet and toast lightly
  • Set aside to cool
  • Beat 1 package softened cream cheese with 1 cup powdered sugar
  • Mix by hand then whip it for a few minutes with an electric mixer until fluffy
  • Fold in 1/3 of the whipped topping into the mixture and set aside
  • After crust is cool spread cool whip/cream cheese mixture onto crust using smooth strokes
  • Mix both packages of coconut cream pudding and milk, whisk
  • Set aside to thicken
  • Spread cooled pudding onto crust mixture. spread the rest of the cool whip on top.
  • Sprinkle with toasted coconut
  • Chill for at least two hours or overnight
  • Keeps for days

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