Mango and Coconut Pie

Submitted by Ambervim

"Found on recipe search to use abundance in my yard."

 

• Ready In: 31mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 1 Pie

ingredients

• 1 prepared pie crust
• 3⁄4 ounce unflavored gelatin
• 1 cup mango juice
• 2 cups mangoes, peeled and chopped into small pieces
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 3⁄4 cups milk
• 4 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup toasted coconut

• TOPPING

• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons mango jam, melted
• 1⁄2 cup toasted coconut

directions

1. Bake prepared pie crust at 450' for 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned.
2. Cool.
3. Sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup mango juice and let stand to soften. In a food processor, combine 3/4 cup mango juice with 1 cup mango pieces and process until smooth. In a medium saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt.
4. Mix well. Stir in milk and pureed mango mixture. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and boils, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Blend a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks. Then gradually stir into hot mixture and continue to cook over medium heat until it comes to a boil.
5. Cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, butter and gelatin mixture. Fold in 1/2 cup toasted coconut.
6. Refrigerate about 30 minutes.
7. Fold in other cup mango pieces. Spoon into cooled crust. Refrigerate about 45 minutes. Beat whipping cream until soft peaks form. Add 1 tablespoons sugar and vanilla and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in mango jam. Pipe or spoon whipped cream over filling. Garnish with rest of coconut.
8. Refrigerate 3-4 hours.