A few simple ingredients and a few minutes are all you need to create this fabulous Easy Coconut Cream Pie! I have tested many Coconut Pie recipes in my day and this is by far the easiest and creamiest. This gorgeous pie only uses only 5 ingredients, a few of which are store-bought. If you can stir, you can create a delicious pie that tastes like it’s from a bakery! Be sure to check out more of my no-bake desserts!
Ingredients & Substitutions
Graham Cracker Crumbs: To make this recipe even easier than it already is, you could use a store-bought graham cracker crust.
Graham Cracker Crumbs
Pre-Crushed vs Crushing Yourself
The quality of store-bought graham cracker crumbs has changed in the last few years and they seem to be less flavorful and have a different texture. When possible, I recommend the full sheets of honey-flavored graham crackers and crushing them yourself or utilizing a food processor.
Vanilla Pudding: Look for a box of instant vanilla pudding mix to use in the filling. For true coconut lovers, try adding a teaspoon of Coconut extract to the pudding. Your taste buds will be in heaven!
Whipped Topping: For the creamiest whipped topping, make your own! Store-bought would also work.
Coconut: You can buy toasted coconut in the baking aisle of the grocery store. Or, toast it yourself, which I will show you how next.
How to Toast Coconut
Just in case you can’t find toasted coconut, it is quite easy to toast your own!
- Start with a cup of shredded or flaked coconut.
- Preheat the oven to 325ยบF. Place shredded or flaked coconut evenly on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 3-5 minutes and then use a spatula to stir and flip over.
- Bake for another 3-5 minutes until the coconut is completely golden. Watch closely after 3 minutes, you don’t want it to burn! Allow the coconut to cool before using it.
How To Store Easy Coconut Cream Pie
Store Coconut Cream Pie in the refrigerator, covered. It will last up to 3-4 days.
Creamy No Bake Desserts
Easy Coconut Cream Pie
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 ยฝ cups graham cracker crumbs, 10-12 sheets graham crackers, crushed
- 6 tablespoons (85 g) unsalted butter, melted
Filling
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 2 cups whole milk, cold
- 2 cups (120 g) whipped topping, divided
- 1 cup (93 g) toasted coconut, divided
Instructions
Crust*
- In a small bowl, add the melted butter to the graham cracker crumbs. Using a fork, mix well. You want every crumb coated in the butter as this will be the glue that holds it together.
- Pour the graham cracker crumbs into a 7-inch pie plate. (The crust will be thick.) Using your hands, press the crumbs firmly and evenly into the bottom and up the sides of the pie plate. If needed, use the bottom of a glass to flatten the crust more.
Filling
- To a large bowl, add pudding mix and milk. Using a whisk, beat for about 2 minutes, or until it's very smooth.
- Stir in 1 cup of the whipped topping and ยพ cup coconut.
- Pour the whipped topping mixture into the crust.
- Refrigerate for 4 hours, or until firm.
- Once firm, pile the remaining whipped topping in the center. Make sure to show a little bit of the edges of the coconut cream filling.
- Sprinkle with remaining toasted coconut. Chill until ready toย serve.
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Wow this pie looks so very creamy, I would sit down to eat this pie, so I would enjoy every bite.
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Can I use homemade whipping cream? Or does it have to be cool whip?
You can use homemade.
Looks delish! My 50th time looking at this PIE! Can you use vanilla cooked pudding and of course cooled down! I donโt have the other pudding(instant)๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Yum. I’m salivating.
This delicious. However I put in parfait glasses instead of pie crust. Mmm good
Yummy
Do I need to pre bake the store bought graham cracker crust pie shell?
Hi, Susan! I work with iambaker and am happy to help with questions. There is no need to pre-bake the graham cracker crust. Have a great day!
Love love love this pie! And so did all of our company TY Amanda for sharing!
Looks delicious except for that darned graham cracker crust. Give it the real pie crust it deserves.
I used a regular pie crust and baked it first and let it cool. Delicious! Thank you for this easy recipe!