Creamy Coconut Cream Cheese Pie with Bimini Chocolate Sauce Source: Maida Heatter's Pies & Tarts (Andrews & McMeel Publishing, 1997 ed.), pg.68-69. Okay, I was not impressed with this pie. When I first tasted it, I thought I had missed something so I went back and looked at the recipe again. I could find no errors. The pie isn't sweet enough and the coconut flavor is very mild. However, the chocolate sauce really makes it. So, if you make the pie, by all means, add the sauce! Maida says that it is optional but without it, I'm afraid this would be a very bland pie. :( I did not have creme de cacao but instead used kahlua. I'm not sure if this affected the taste - perhaps so. I've never used creme de cacao and I'm not familiar with taste of it. Crumb Crust I just used a ready made graham cracker crust for this. If you prefer to make your own, just mix 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs, 1 TBS. sugar, 1 tsp. ginger, 1 tsp. cinnamon and 2 oz. of...
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