Coconut Chiffon Pie

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (7 g) envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups milk or 1 3/4 cups light cream
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup moist coconut or 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• two 9-inch cold, baked pie crust

Recipe

• 1 soften gelatin in cold water. cook egg yolks, 1/4 cup sugar, salt and milk or cream over hot water until custard coats the spoon. stir constantly. after removing from heat add softened gelatin. stir in molasses. let the mixture congeal, (about as thick as egg ). make a meringue of the remaining sugar and egg whites. fold in the custard mixture along with coconut and extract. pour in cold, baked pie crust. sprinkle with coconut. chill.
• 2 serve with whipped cream.