Chocolate Coconut Cream Pie

This is so good it should be illegal! Can be made ahead and served later.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1 pie

Ingredients

• Crust

• 2  ounces  unsweetened chocolate
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1  cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 1⁄2 cups flaked coconut

• Filling

• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄3 cup cornstarch
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 4  eggs, separated
• 2  cups  whole milk
• 2  teaspoons real vanilla
• 1  tablespoon  melted butter
• 1  cup flaked coconut

• Topping

•  whipped cream
•  chocolate shavings

Directions

1. Crust:Melt chocolate and butter in small saucepan over low heat.
2. Place sugar into bowl.
3. Add butter/choc to sugar.
4. Add coconut and mix well.
5. Press into pie pan and chill.
6. Filling: Combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and egg yolks in a bowl.
7. Add warm milk slowly to sugar mixture.
8. Pour back into a sauce pan and cook over med.
9. heat stirring constantly until thickened.
10. Add vanilla and coconut.
11. Cool slightly.
12. Pour filling into chilled chocolate crust.
13. Cover filling w/ a thin coating of butter and cool.
14. Serve w/ whipped cream covered w/ chocolate shavings.