We were invited to a dinner party on saturday Nov 12th. - friends from our Marina - Carol and Aaron - glad we met them. They are so much fun to be around! In any event, I love when I can bring a homemade dessert and I do search my many recipes to find something special. This is a special one and here is the recipe:
CRUST
1 cup fresh coconut
1/2 cup crushed graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup butter melted (no substitues)
FILLING
2 cups whole milk
1 cup fresh coconut
6 egg yolks
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter (no substitues)
2 Tablespoons creme de cacao or Godiva Chocolate liquor
WHITE CHOCOLATE LAYER
4 ounces of white baking bar
1 tablespoon butter
TOPPING
2 cups heavy creme
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon creme de cacao or Godiva Chocolate liquor
SPRINKLE ON TOP OF TOPPING
Toasted Coconut for topping
For the Crust:
stir together first 3 ingredients
press onto bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie plate
bake 350 for 10 minutes
let it cool
For the Filling:
heat the milk and 1 cup of coconut in a heavy saucepan just till simmering, stirring slowly
Meanwhile:
combine the egg yolks, sugar and flour in a mixing bowl.
beat with electric mixer on a medium high speed till combined
gradually stir 1 cup of the hot milk mixture into the egg mixture.
stir egg mixtureinto remaining milk mixture in the saucepan
cook and stir will mixture comes to boiling and stir for 2 more minutes or so
remove from the heat
stir in Tablespoon of butter and 2 tablespoons of the creme de cacao or godiva liquor
cover with wax paper
Melt white baking bar with 1 tablespoon butter in a small saucepan over low heat
stirring constantly
spread onto the bottom of the cooled crust
cool until chocolate is firm
POUR filling into the crust. Cover and Chill for 2-4 hours.
BEAT the creme, powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon of liquor in a chilled bowl till stiff peaks form.
Pipe Creme Topping over filling
COVER and chill at least 30 minutes - can be more.
GARNISH with the toasted coconut - sprinkle some coconut into a baking pan - put oven on 350 and toast coconut till golden about 2-3 mintues - this is your garnish.
Does have lots of calories - but its something you make for special occasion! So we'll just work harder this week in the gym :)
Enjoy it!!!
