Toasted coconut pie shell
8-inch pie shell, 6 servings
| Coconut (less moist type) | 1½ cups |
| Butter or margarine | 3 tablespoons |
Stir coconut in a large frypan over low heat until toasted.
Stir fat into toasted coconut.
Press mixture evenly into 8-inch piepan. Chill.
Note: Fill pie shell with a cooled pudding-type filling. Or fill with ice cream and place in freezer for a few minutes until set.
Calories per serving of pie shell: About 160.
VARIATION
Baked coconut pie shell.—Melt fat and mix with untoasted coconut. Press into piepan. Bake at 300° F. for 30 minutes or until browned.