Coconut Meringue Pie
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Coconut Meringue Pie

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Ingredients
  • Keebler® Ready Crust® Chocolate Pie Crust
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  • egg yolk, slightly beaten
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  • 1/2   cup
    sugar
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  • 1/3   cup
    all-purpose flour
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  • 2   cups
    milk
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  • egg yolks, beaten
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  • 3/4   cup
    flaked coconut
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  • 1   tablespoon
    margarine or butter
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  • 1   teaspoon
    vanilla
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    Meringue
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  • egg whites
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  • 1/2   teaspoon
    vanilla
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  • 1/4   teaspoon
    cream of tartar
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  • 1/3   cup
    sugar
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  • 2   tablespoons
    flaked coconut
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Directions
1.
Brush bottom and sides of crust with 1 egg yolk. Place on baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes.
2.
In medium saucepan stir together 1/2 cup sugar and flour. Stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and boils.
3.
Gradually stir about half of hot mixture into 3 egg yolks. Return egg yolk mixture to mixture in saucepan. Cook and stir until mixture boils. Boil gently for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in 3/4 cup coconut, margarine or butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Keep warm.
4.
In small mixing bowl beat egg whites, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and cream of tartar on high speed of electric mixer until foamy. Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
5.
Pour filling into crust. Spread meringue over warm filling, carefully sealing to edges of crust. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons coconut. Bake on baking sheet at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes or until brown. Cool on wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 3 hours or until set. Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition information
Calories 310, Total Fat 12 g, Saturated Fat 5 g, Trans Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Sodium 190 mg, Carbohydrate 46 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugars 33 g, Protein 6 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 4%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 8%, Iron 0%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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