Written by Pam Published on
If you live in the South (or even just visited) you know our motto when it comes to food is “make it sweet or deep fried.” Seriously, people fry everything from pickles to cookies down here, y’all. A few weeks ago I was experimenting with a classic Buttermilk pie recipe and realized I didn’t have a pie crust on hand. I sent Bryan to the store with an admonition to buy a pie crust. When he came back home he told me, “I wasn’t sure what kind you wanted so I bought several different kinds.” I used the deep dish pies crusts with the buttermilk pie and left the other crusts sitting on the stovetop temporarily. As I was putting pies in the oven, Bryan walked by. “You know, this pie crust looks lonely,” he commented. “Maybe you should make more pies.” Is that a blatant excuse to get more pies or what? And, it probably didn’t do any good. I gave away a lot of pie. Since I had shredded coconut, I decided to make a this easy Southern Coconut Pie Recipe.
Thanks to Nellie’s Free Range Eggs for partnering with us on this post.
This pie makes a ton of filling when the coconut is added, so I used two deep dish pie crusts to hold it all. Before cooking this pie, cover it with aluminum foil to keep the crust from getting too brown. Also, place the pie on a cookie sheet before placing it in the oven so that if any filling spills you won’t have a mess to clean up. I added some simple swaps to make the recipe Gluten Free also.
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Easy Southern Coconut Pie Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 (9 inch deep dish) pie shell, unbaked (or use gluten free pie crusts)
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 Tablespoons all purpose flour OR use gluten free all purpose flour
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream butter and sugar with mixer until blended.
- Stir in flour and eggs. Continue to mix until blended.
- Add buttermilk and vanilla. Mix well.
- Stir in shredded coconut.
- Pour mixture into pie shell and cover with aluminum foil. (This prevents the edges of the crust from burning.)
- Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted into the middle of the pie comes out clean.
- Allow to cool before serving.
We used Nellie’s Free Range Eggs in our recipe. These certified humane eggs come from small, family-owned farms with free-range chickens, just like Grandma used to have. Nellie’s is even named after the chicken the owner’s son had when he was a boy. They’re affordably priced too. Besides, who can resist a company with a motto like, “Hens are friends?” Want eggs produced without antibiotics, hormones, pesticides, GMOs, or animal byproducts? Check out Nellie’s website for more information and coupons.
What is your favorite old-fashioned Southern dessert?
18 Comments
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May 13, 2018 at 4:24 pm
YES! This Southern Diva is here for this simple and scrumptious looking recipe! Thanks for sharing. I’m not a huge coconut fan but this looks like it will not disappoint.
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May 13, 2018 at 4:17 am
The coconut pie looks really irresistible. The good news seems to be that it is not at all difficult to make. Will try out at home.
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May 12, 2018 at 10:19 pm
I really love coconut pies. They are a great way to end any meal.
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The Super Mom Life
May 12, 2018 at 8:32 pm
I totally want to go out and get the ingredients and make this right now. I love me some coconut!
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Jeanine
May 12, 2018 at 6:59 pm
Oh yum! This looks and sounds heavenly. Coconut is one of my husbands favourites so I would love to make for him!
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May 12, 2018 at 4:41 pm
I love coconuts but I haven’t had coconut pie like that yet. It looks really delicious.
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May 12, 2018 at 1:26 pm
I love coconut! So healthy and delicious! I can’t wait to try your recipe!
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May 12, 2018 at 10:52 am
I would love a slice of that right about now. This is one pie that I love but never make.
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May 12, 2018 at 3:00 am
It’s been a long time since I’ve made coconut pie and I think this is awesome. Definitely something that I don’t mind making.
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May 12, 2018 at 2:58 am
Oh my! I LOVE coconut oil but can you believe I have never made one?? I need to remedy that soon!!
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May 12, 2018 at 12:31 am
I love a good coconut pie recipe! This looks really delicious and I can’t wait to make my own! Thanks for the recipe, it’s much appreciated.
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May 11, 2018 at 4:12 pm
My grandmother would make coconut pie all the time. It looks tasty.
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Amber
May 11, 2018 at 3:37 pm
Pie always makes me happy. This one sounds SO good! I’ve always love coconut pie. I’ve never made it before though. I should try it out.
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May 11, 2018 at 2:38 pm
Great recipe. I absolutely love coconut cream pie! I also love that you used these free-range eggs. We recently started using free-range after buy conventional for so long and there really IS a diffrence. The color, the size, the taste.
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May 11, 2018 at 2:29 pm
Oh now this sounds right up my street, I am most definitely all for trying some coconut pie! I bet it tastes amazing!
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May 11, 2018 at 10:40 am
That pie looks great and it is so nice of you to use all those crusts. I have never had that flavor pie but it seems like a different taste and we all love coconut.
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May 11, 2018 at 10:16 am
I am personally not a fan of coconut. Many family members are. So will make this pie for them.
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jmanandmillerbug
May 11, 2018 at 10:16 am
You had me at easy! I love coconut pie so much I think it might be one of my favorite pies ever. If you can make it easy for me I am all for it.
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