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Buco Pie

Buco Pie

Creamy young coconut pie in a flaky butter crust. A Cebuano bakery favorite.

⏱ Prep: 40 min ⏱ Cook: 35 min Medium
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Ingredients

  • 1.65 cups Young Coconut flesh
  • 1.65 cups Coconut Cream
  • 3.3 large Eggs
  • 0.55 cup Sugar
  • 2.2 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 0.28 cup Butter
  • 2.2 crusts Pie Dough

Instructions

  1. Blind bake pie crusts at 375F for 12 minutes.

  2. Saute diced coconut with butter and sugar 3 minutes.

  3. Whisk coconut cream, eggs, cornstarch into custard. Pour into crust.

  4. Cover with top crust. Bake 25 minutes until golden. Cool and refrigerate.