The Healthy My Ass Cookbook

Coconut Praline Dream Pie

A coconut cream pie with a pecan praline surprise in the bottom.

Ingredients:

Directions:

Prepare and bake the Perfect Pie Crust - No Top and set aside to cool completely.

Heat the Butter, Brown Sugar and Pecans in a small saucepan, stirring frequently, until butter and sugar are melted and the mixture comes to a boil.  Boil exactly 30 seconds.  Spread on the bottom of the baked pie crust and set aside to cool completely.

In a large mixing bowl, beat with an electric mixer on high, 1 cup of the Milk with the Vanilla and dry Dream Whip Whipped Topping Mix until topping thickens and forms stiff peaks (could take as much as 6 minutes).  Blend in on low speed the remaining Milk and the Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix.  Beat on high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.  Stir in 1 cup of the Coconut Flakes.  Spread in a mound on top of the pecan praline mixture in the bottom of the pie crust.  Garnish with remaining coconut.  Refrigerate until set, at least 4 hours.

Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

Notes:

I garnish the pie with toasted coconut I make by baking a thin layer of the remaining coconut, spread in a pie pan, at 350º, 7 to 12 minutes, stirring frequently, until golden brown.

I've also made this with one 4-serving package of Instant Vanilla Pudding mix and one 4-serving  package of Instant Coconut Cream Pudding mix and that was good too.