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Ingredients
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 1/2 cup |
| salt: 1/4 tsp |
| 2% milk: 3 cups |
| eggs: 4 |
| salted butter: 3 Tbl |
| vanilla extract: 1 1/2 tsp |
| flaked coconut meat: 1 cup |
Coconut Pudding
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User rating:
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Prep Time
0 min -
Cook Time
30 min -
Servings
8 serving(s)
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- In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt over a medium heat; gradually stir in milk.
- Cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture is thick and bubbly.
- Reduce heat to low and cook 2 minutes more.
- Remove the pan from heat.
- Separate the egg yolks from whites.
- Beat the egg yolks slightly.
- Gradually stir 1 cup of the hot mixture into yolks.
- Return the egg mixture to the saucepan and bring the entire mixture to a gentle boil.
- Cook and stir 2 minutes before removing the pan from heat.
- Stir butter, vanilla, and coconut into the hot mixture.
- Let cool 5 minutes, then pour into serving dishes and chill several hours until serving time.
- The hot mixture can also be poured into a baked 9 inch pie crust for coconut cream pie.
- Top with meringue and brown or just top with whipped cream.