No Bake Coconut Cream Pie - slightly tweaked!

Well it seems like it has been forever since my last post and pie but in reality it has just been a week.  I guess it is because I have been home on Christmas Break.  Before I start with the pie I want to share two things I bought myself.

First is a new rolling pin.  My other one was a cheap one from the dollar store which Jason shoved in the bottom drawer and got stuck.  I broke both the drawer and pin trying to get it loose.  So I bought myself a new marble pin.

My second gift is sort of a just for fun gift.  I bought myself an apron.  I have found when making pie crust flour gets everywhere especially on my clothes.  So I got the cutest apron ever.  I really love dachshunds!

And now on to the pie!  This recipe is from my Taste of Home Best-Loved Pies recipe book.  On page 49.  I did however tweak the recipe a bit. 

The first major change is the crust.  I am not a big fan of graham cracker crust so I put this pie in a regular flour shell made from my recipe which I posted in an earlieer post.  Second instead of getting vanilla pudding with coconut extract I just bought coconut cream pudding.  The cost was better for me and you still get the same flavor.

I mixed the pudding and milk then folded in the whipped topping, I used cool whip.

Then I put that mixture in the refrigerator to keep cold until the crust was cool enough.
Next I toasted the coconut for the top.  I found out the hard way you have to watch this very close or it will burn.

After the shell cooled I put the pudding mixture in and sprinkled the toasted coconut!  I can't wait to try it but that will have to wait until tonight!  I will post the results tomorrow.  Until then Happy New Years to everyone.  Be safe, be smart!

Next weeks pie will be "Cherry-Apple Lattice Pie"