Coconut Nut Pie

Coconut Nut Pie

1 stick butter
2 Tbl. flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
3 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup shredded coconut

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter and sugar. Mix in flour. Add syrup and mix well. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each. Add vanilla, coconut and nuts. Pour into an unbaked pie shell. Bake 45 minutes or until center is set.

This has to be one of my favorites because it includes 2 of the things I like most... coconut and nuts. You can change the nuts to maybe walnuts or almonds but I don't think I would change anything else.

Nutty Coconut Pie

1 stick of butter, softened
2 Tbl. self rising flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup light syrup
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup nuts (pecans, walnuts)
1/2 cup shredded coconut

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar, add flour, then syrup mixing well after each addition. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each. Stir in vanilla and coconut. Sprinkle nuts in the bottom of an unbaked pie crust. Carefully spoon coconut mixture over nuts (trying not to disturb the nuts). Bake 45 minutes or until center is set.

White Chocolate Popcorn

1 bag butter flavored microwave popcorn, popped
1 cup mixed nuts
1 cup dried cranberries
1 pkg. (12 oz.) white chocolate chips

Place popcorn in a large bowl, discard unpopped kernels. Stir in nuts and cranberries. Microwave white chocolate in glass measuring cup at High for 1 1/2 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring after each 30 second interval. Pour over popcorn mixture, stirring until evenly coated. Spread on a cookie sheet and let stand 15 minutes or until chocolate hardens. Break into pieces.

Changes - use milk chocolate or half milk chocolate/half white chocolate. If using the combination, melt each in it's own dish, pour one over popcorn, toss then pour the other on and toss. For holidays, use colored white chocolate - pastels for Easter, red for Christmas, orange for Thanksgiving, etc. To me the white chocolate is best. The combination of the white chocolate combined with the salt from the popcorn and nuts create the perfect taste blend.