Strawberry Coconut Cream Pie 🥥🍓 — creamy, fluffy filling with strawberries, toasted coconut on top, and a graham cracker crust.
Here’s a full homemade recipe:
🍓🥥 Strawberry Coconut Cream Pie
🥧 Ingredients
Graham Cracker Crust
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1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
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⅓ cup granulated sugar
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½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
Coconut Cream Filling
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1 cup granulated sugar
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¼ cup cornstarch
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¼ teaspoon salt
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2 ½ cups whole milk
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3 large egg yolks
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
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1 cup finely chopped fresh strawberries
Topping
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1 cup heavy whipping cream
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2 tablespoons powdered sugar
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½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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½ cup toasted coconut flakes
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A few small strawberries for garnish
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Make the Crust
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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
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Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter.
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Press firmly into a 9-inch pie pan.
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Bake 8–10 minutes until lightly golden.
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Let cool completely.
2️⃣ Prepare the Filling
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In a saucepan, whisk sugar, cornstarch, and salt.
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Gradually whisk in milk until smooth.
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Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened (about 5–7 minutes).
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In a separate bowl, lightly beat egg yolks.
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Slowly whisk about ½ cup of the hot mixture into the yolks (to temper).
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Pour yolk mixture back into saucepan.
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Cook 2 more minutes until thick and creamy.
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Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla.
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Fold in shredded coconut.
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Let cool 10–15 minutes, then gently fold in chopped strawberries.
3️⃣ Assemble
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Pour filling into cooled crust.
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Press plastic wrap directly onto surface.
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Refrigerate at least 4 hours (overnight is best).
4️⃣ Make Whipped Cream
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Beat heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
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Spread or pipe over chilled pie.
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Sprinkle with toasted coconut.
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Garnish with strawberries.
🔥 How to Toast Coconut
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Spread coconut flakes on a baking sheet.
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Bake at 325°F for 5–8 minutes, stirring once, until golden.
⏳ Storage
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Keep refrigerated up to 3 days.
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Best served chilled.
If you’d like, I can also give you:
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A no-bake version
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A shortcut version using pudding mix
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Or a from-scratch bakery-style ultra-rich version 😍