Almond Joy Coconut Cream Pie
An easy, no-bake pie.
Calories per serving: 366kcal
Ingredients
Lemon Cream Filling
- 8 oz (226.8 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (236.59 ml) whipping cream
- 2 packets (2 packets ) True Lemon
- 1 tablespoon (0.99 tablespoon) vanilla extract
- 5 tablespoons (4.93 tablespoons) sugar
- 2 cups (170 g) flaked coconut
Pie
- 1 (1) chocolate pie shell, prepared or make your own
- ½ cup (46 g) sliced almonds
Ganache
- 2 tablespoons (1.97 tablespoons) cream
- 1 cup (180 g) dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Make the filling first.
Lemon Cream
- Put the softened cream cheese in a stand mixer.
- Mix it with the flat blade until it is nice and soft. Scrape the bowl down, add 2 tablespoons of sugar, the vanilla extract, and 1 lemon packet. Mix that until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Change to the whisk attachment, and mix at medium-high speed for about 10 seconds.
- Slowly start adding the cream. You will have to scrape the bowl a few times.
- Continue whipping and adding almost all of the cream. You should have something that is beginning to look like whipped cream.
- Stop the mixer and add the last of the sugar and lemon packet. Scrape the bowl down if necessary. Add the rest of the cream.
- Put the mixer on high and whip until you have a nice consistency. The cream should hold its shape when picked up with a spoon. Don't over-mix!
- When the filling is done, carefully fold in the coconut and mix it in thoroughly.
- Pour the mixture into the waiting pie shell.
- Cover with the almonds.
Ganache
- Put the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl with the cream. Microwave for about 30 seconds or until the chocolate melts into the cream. It will be very hot, so be careful.
- Use a whisk to mix the cream and chocolate. Do this quickly!
- Take a spoon and spoon the ganache over the pie.
- Chill.
Notes
Quick notes
If you want, you can toast the almonds.Variations
- If you don’t have True Lemon, you can use a little lemon juice, but True Lemon is preferred because it does not introduce any more liquid.
- You can, of course, make your crust from chocolate cookies and butter, but the pre-made crust is less expensive and less time-consuming.
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