Coconut Custard

American Dessert Recipes

3/4 c. sugar 1/2 c. flour 1/4 tsp. salt 3 c. milk 3 egg yolks 2 Tbsp. butter 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 c. coconut plus additional for decorating

Combine sugar, flour, salt in a saucepan. Stir in milk and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Add egg yolks and continue to cook for 3 min. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla and coconut. Pour into a medium sized bowl (or several individual custard cups). Chill until ready to serve. (This was originally intended as a recipe for coconut cream pie filling for Easter, but it never quite came together. So it made a real non-pie-shaped pie. But it made excellent pudding. Land on your feet, right? Enjoy and happy Easter.)

Submitted by Gretchen Grant
Contributed on: Monday April 16th, 2007