EASY COCONUT CUSTARD PIE
This coconut custard pie is so easy to make and a wonderful addition to any gathering. If you love coconut this is the pie for you.
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❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
This recipe is super easy, you just throw all the ingredients in a bowl, mix and pour in the pie shell. If you use a premade pie crust, you can put this pie together in under 10 minutes and that is always a big plus. It has sort of a crust on top and it is soft in the center. It’s delicious with whipped cream on top!
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- (9 inch) unbaked pie shell (You can make it or use a bought one)
- Eggs
- Sugar
- Milk (I used 2%)
- Vanilla extract
- Salt
- Coconut (sweetened)
SWAPS
You can use evaporated milk or whole milk in this pie. You could also switch out the vanilla extract for another flavor like almond or coconut.
🍽️HOW TO MAKE
This pie is very simple, no real prep except getting the ingredients together.
COOKING STEPS
Step 1
Mix eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla and salt with mixer. Fold in coconut. Pour in pie shell.
Step 2
Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes. Let it cool before serving, it will continue to set up.
⭐TIP
This is a custard pie, not a cream pie. Many people will confuse the two but a custard pie isn’t ‘creamy’ like a cream pie. It is thicker and has a very different texture.
RECIPE VARIATIONS
If you love coconut like we do, you will also love these delicious recipes:
Easy Coconut Cream Pie
Coconut Cake with Coconut Frosting
Coconut Wacky Cake
❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
We use sweetened but you can use whatever you like.
The pie will thicken some while it cools, but it should come out of the oven done.
STORING AND REHEATING
You can store this pie in the fridge or in a cool place and it will keep for a few days. We reheat in the microwave but this pie delicious at room temperature too.
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SERVING SIZE
This pie will make 6-8 pieces depending on how you slice the pie.
Easy Coconut Custard Pie
Ingredients
- 1 9 inch unbaked pie shell (You can make it or use a bought one)
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 2/3 cups milk I used 2%
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup coconut
Instructions
- Mix eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla and salt with mixer.
- Fold in coconut. Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes.
- Let it cool before serving, it will continue to set up.
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This is a true 5 star recipe for taste and ease (mix, bake and serve!). Made recipe exactly as written and it was a hit with all the Coconut Custard Pie Lovers this Thanksgiving! I did have to use a deep dish pie crust though. However, I think it was due more to today’s ’product shrinkage’ than the recipe…. 9” crusts seem much smaller! Highly recommend!!
YAY!!! So glad to hear this!
Can I use cream instead of milk
Probably would work.
Love this recipe! I used canned coconut milk and used one whole Madagascar fresh vanilla bean and my own homemade vanilla extract! Delicious!!!
YAY!! Love hearing this!
Unfortunately I bought canned coconut in heavy syrup instead of packaged. I put 1/2 teaspoon of tapioca in because I was afraid it wouldn’t solidify. It didn’t. (I had used canned coconut milk instead of other milk) Well we really love delicious coconut custard soup!
I love that you tried to make it work!
Absolutely the easiest recipe ever!
This pie was delicious. I used a 9 inch pie shell. It was too much filling for a 9 inch pie shell. I made 2 pies. I’ll try a deep dish the next time.
I’ve made this pie countless times and never needed a deep dish. Not sure why yours wouldn’t fit in a regular pie shell. I’m glad it was delicious though!
So easy to make & I received rave reviews! I used a Pillsbury 9″ frozen pie crust as that was all I could find & it was perfect! The crust baked evenly & the pie set as expected! I will definitely make this again! I wish I could attach my picture for all to see.
Maybe this was supposed to be obvious based on Southern cooking but this seems best with a Deep Dish Pillsbury pie crust. I overfilled pie #1 using regular but otherwise was delicious. Pie #2 using deep crust is in the oven now. Couple minor tweaks but this one is perfectly filled to the brim and I have high hopes. Delicious and easy recipe I am glad I stumbled upon!
Your pie plate may be smaller than the one that we use, because we don’t use a deep dish for this pie. Fingers crossed the second one turns out!
I forgot to say my aunt’s recipe calls for a whole stick of butter added to the filling but oozes out while baking so I’ve left it out.
My southern aunt gave me this recipe several years ago. I love coconut but no one else in my family does. So sorry for them.lol. I also add mini chocolate chips or chopped macadamia nuts. The pie always turns out great. Especially topping each slice with homemade heavy whipped cream.
My husband and I like custard pies and a search led me to this recipe. Since Pie Day (3.14) is tomorrow, I decided to try this.
So easy and so yummy.
I used lactose free whole milk and it still set up beautifully. It was perhaps just a tad too sweet, but I think that was because my coconut flakes were sweetened. Next time I’ll just not use as much sugar if I have the sweetened coconut.
I am no an experienced pie maker. Do you have to prick crust with a fork before filling?
I don’t but you certainly can. It’s up to you!
Can’t wait to try this! I lost my recipe that my mom used so I’ve been looking for a good one. This sounds like my mom’s recipe, takes me back!
Thanks, Grace
Did you use sweetened or unsweetened coconut
We use sweetened coconut, you can use whichever you prefer.
I couldn’t believe how easy this pie was to put together. Then when I served it my guests loved it! It’s definitely a dessert I’ll make over and over. Thank you!
Was running out of milk so used canned coconut milk. Turned out awesome.
Oh what a brilliant addition! So glad it turned out!
Just made the pie. 400 degrees for 50 minutes. Still wobbly. Will it firm up as cools or should I bake longer?
Thanks
It should firm up for you Linda but ovens do vary and you might cook a few minutes longer.
I was wondering if you could substitute coconut milk in place of regular milk to get even more coconut flavor? Would the measurements be the same?
You can definitely give it a try, Tina. I have never made it any other way, so can’t really advise. Good luck!
I was going to ask the same question. Did you make it with coconut milk? How did it come out? Thank you
Can I add a little butter tom mines? Will it mess it up? I just love the taste of pure butter when I’m baking?
You can try, I have never made it that way, so I cant advise.
Is that 1 and 2/3 cups milk in a 9 inch regular pie shell or a 9 inch deep dish pie shell ? My regular 9 inch shell ran over
The milk is correct and it is a regular pie shell. I think they are making them smaller today than they did so you may need a deep dish. That is a pillsbury frozen pie shell so that may be the difference, too.
Hi Judy,
Love your Coconut Custard pie recipe. So easy to make and so delicious. I made 2 for Easter and now my boyfriend is asking for more! Just popped 2 in the oven. My house smells so yummy!
Thank you!
Dora Elena
So happy you all are enjoying this recipe and thank you for letting me know, Dora!
Is that 2 to 3 cups of milk or 2/3 cup?
It is one cup and 2/3rds of another cup.
Thank you
No problem, you are welcome, John.
I made it last night for dinner using unsweetened coconut and skim milk and everyone loved it!!!! Thanks so much for the great recipe.
My Mother used to make this all the time….Always made two; one with the coconut and one without…..great pie anytime……
I want to make this but was wondering about baking it that long at 400 degrees…is that oven temp correct? It sounds too good and I don’t wanna mess it up! 🙂 Thanks.
Yes, it is correct, but ovens do vary in different stoves. Just check it to make sure it is done and set in the middle often.
The pie is in the oven!!
Do you use frozen unsweetened coconut or sweetened coconut from a bag (usually found on the grocery shelf)?
I use the coconut from the bag, Sybil.
Thank you so much, can’t wait to try this and other recipes. Love your site.
I love making these recipes. My Church Family gets to be my taste testers on Wed nights. I have’t had a failure yet…
AWWW, that’s great, Betty! Thanks for trying the recipes.
Do you have to parbake the crust?
No, you don’t.
My husband has to have meringue on his coconut pies. Would it present a problem to put meringue on this?
I think you could put meringue on it.
I use buttermilk. So good. I first saw this recipe when I was a young teen and the recipe was sent in my parents bank statement. We lived in Alabama, good ole days. I have been making it ever since, thirty plus years.
If you are already on the recipe, just look at the bottom of the page where it says e-mail this, print/pdf, etc.
I have been reading other comments, and can tell you nothing shows up for me, either, to copy. Not to e-mail or pdf. Can it be becaus I am on a Kindle? I can copy with my wireless printer if I can find the buttons! Cathy
Cathy, it may be because you are on a Kindle. I really cant say since I do not have one, however I do have an Ipad and I just checked and all the icons come up for me on my ipad.
I just cooked this coconut custard pie and its smells amazing and I cant wait to taste it! Does it need to be refrigerated after it cools down?
I usually put mine under a cake cover in a cool place out of the fridge but if I keep it more than a couple days, I do put in fridge. Mine never lasts that long. Have a great day.
This pie was super-easy to make and it’s absolutely delicious.
We have always called this FRENCH COCONUT PIE…but whatever you call it …it has to be called awesome pie.So easy to make…
I live for sweet tea!!
thank you so much for posting these recipes. It gives me new ideas, thank you, Mikki Godinez
Oh Katherine might be taking that to work tomorrow. I can’t remember if we have coconut. She needs to take something for a potluck. This looks great.