Coconut Pie
This Coconut Pie is just like grandma used to make! With just a handful of basic ingredients, you’ll feel like you’re making this delicious, old-fashioned pie with your nana!
I love vintage recipes and LOVE coconut, so this Coconut Pie recipe is perfect for me! It has simple ingredients that I bet you have right now in your pantry, with a little sweetened coconut for that delicious taste and chewy texture.
Each bite is a little bit of heaven. Its sweet coconut custard melts in your mouth. My friend and I made it together, and she said it tasted even better than Coconut Cream Pie!
Got extra coconut? Try our Coconut Butterscotch Cookies with decadent butterscotch chips and sweet coconut.
This sweet coconut custard filling for this pie is more solid than a Coconut Cream Pie but packs the same coconutty punch! Mix all the ingredients, add to a pie crust, and bake! It’s as simple as that.
Ingredients
The full printable recipe card with measurements and instructions is found at the bottom of the post.
- Eggs
- Sugar
- Lemon juice
- Butter
- Shredded sweetened coconut
- Salt
- Whipped cream, for garnish
- Frozen pie crust – Use your own homemade crust if you like.
How to Make Coconut Pie
Follow along to learn how to make coconut pie – a classic dessert recipe!
- Step One: Preheat your oven to 325°F. If you’re using a frozen pie crust, be sure to follow those directions first!
- Step Two: In a bowl, stir eggs, sugar, lemon juice, butter, coconut, and salt. Pour the mixture into the pie shell.
- Step Three: Bake for 45 minutes. Let cool before slicing. That’s it!
Since the toothpick trick obviously won’t work here to tell the doneness of this pie, you can know if it’s fully baked when there’s still a slight jiggle in the center and the top has turned a nice golden brown. Let this pie fully cool before slicing, or you’ll serve coconut soup!
This recipe is just like your grandma’s old-fashioned Coconut Pies, with only the basics and no fluff. Pair it with some whipped cream, and you have a perfect dessert to serve to your family after a delicious meal! I may have eaten a piece for breakfast. Don’t judge.
What to Serve with It
This pie is fantastic on its own, but it’s also a great base for a world of dessert toppings to make each slice unique!
Whipped cream, Cool Whip, and vanilla ice cream bring out the pie’s sweetness.
Looking for a little more sauce? Butterscotch or caramel sauce would be an amazing complement to the coconut custard. And of course, if you need more coconut, a sprinkle of toasted coconut over your other toppings gives you double the coconut, so win-win!
Storage Instructions
This pie must be stored in cold places, whether in the refrigerator or the freezer.
When wrapped tightly, Coconut Pie can last up to 3 days in the fridge. Whole or partial pies can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months. Allow the pie to cool completely before covering it in freezer-safe wrapping.
Vintage Desserts
- Impossible Pie
- Radio Pudding
- Wacky Cake
- Cracker Pudding
- Shoofly Pie
- Sugar Pie
- Millionaire Pie
- Pineapple Pie
You’ll also like these Coconut Cream Pie Cupcakes, Peanut Pie, Toasted Coconut Muffins, Chess Pie and Fudge Pie.
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Coconut Pie
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Ingredients
- 3 eggs beaten
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ cup salted butter melted
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
- 1 unbaked frozen 9-inch pie shell thawed
- 1 pinch salt
- whipped cream for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Stir eggs, sugar, lemon juice, butter, coconut and salt in a bowl. Pour into pie shell.
- Bake for 45 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
- Refrigerate for 3 hours or until set.
- Serve with whipped cream.
Nutrition
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Wow, that coconut pie looks really good!
I will just have to have a slice of this delicious Coconut Pie, I pinned it for another time. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and you have a great weekend!
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Miz Helen
Isn’t coconut one of THE best flavors for summer! This reminds me of my crustless Magical Coconut Pie, something I make on those days when I don’t feel like making a pie crust.
This looks so so delicious!! Thanks for sharing 🙂Â
This sounds so yummy! Can’t wait to try this recipe out!
Oh my and yes, please. I’m a big fan of coconut cream pie. But sometimes I need a more direct path to coconut happiness…and you’ve just provided it. Bless you! 🙂 #ThisIsHowWeRoll
Oh boy, that looks decadent and tasty! Thanks for sharing. Found this post on #FullPlateThursday
I made this pie yesterday and I am wondering if there should not be milk in the ingredients. After it had cooled about an hour, I cut into it and the insides ran and filled the pie pan where I had removed the first piece. My mother wouldn’t eat it because she said it was not done and was fearful of the eggs. I assured her the eggs were well cooked and my husband and I had a piece and it was good. So I put it back in the oven to satisfy her and of course it got real crispy and delicious. But I am thinking perhaps milk would help the custard to set up.
I think leaving it in the oven longer should help you avoid that. I think my new oven might cook hot compared to some. Try cooking it for an hour next time if you make it again.
This sounds so tasty!
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I love the simplicity of this pie! Coconut sure is a favorite around here. I can’t wait to give this one a try. 🙂
Woah. Talk about perfection. This looks absolutely divine! Might have to make one just for myself… you know, just to taste test before serving to anyone else 😉
Coconut pie is one the most delicious things ever. I have also made the impossible type that makes its own crust while baking.
My sister would love this. I don’t like coconut.
This looks incredible and doesn’t seem terribly difficult either. Thanks very much. Now I know what to make when I am craving coconut!
This sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing!
This looks so yummy! I want to try and make it for desert tonight!
Paige
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Looks delicious. Will be trying this one over the summer. Thanks for sharing.
This looks good and would be so tasty on a warm summer day
What a yummy recipe! My son in particular loves everything “coconut” so I will be trying this recipe out very soon. Thank you.
This loooks good I love coconut
This is the best coconut pie I have ever had in my life!!I made it fthe first time for my husband – Together  we ate half that evening and he finished it off the next day-I have made it several times since then -I I took it to a family dinner during Christmas and people raced over it!I use the pillsbury roll out pie crust -It takes ten minutes to prepare-The only change I made was adding a tablespoon of vanilla flavoring which you could leave out but we loved it -You must make if you like coconut!But buy good sweetened coconut not the cheap one!-