Ice-Cream Pie on a Coconut Crust

By Tarladalal

Servings:6

cook time:10min

An easy to make crunchy coconut crust topped with all your favourite flavours of ice- cream.

Ingredients

• For the coconut crust

  • 2 cups dessicated coconut
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp sugar

• For the filling

  • 6 to 8 scoops of ice-cream (Vanilla Ice-cream, Strawberry Ice-Cream, Chocolate Ice-Cream)

• To serve

  • Strawberry Sauce, recipe below

• For strawberry sauce

  • 1 1/2 cups strawberry puree
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 5 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp cornflour, levelled
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • a few drops of red food colour (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   For strawberry sauce

   1. ¤ Mix the strawberry purée, water, sugar and cornflour and boil until the mixture becomes thick.
   2. ¤ Cool and blend in a liquidiser.
   3. ¤ Add the lemon juice and food colour and mix well. Keep refrigerated till required.
   4. ¤ Adjust the sugar according to the sweetness of the strawberries.
2. 2

   For the coconut crust

   1. ¤ Roast the coconut and sugar in a broad pan over a slow flame till the coconut is golden brown in colour. Cool.
   2. ¤ Melt the butter and add it to the coconut mixture and mix well.
   3. ¤ Generously butter the bottom and sides of a 225 mm. (9") diameter pie plate.
   4. ¤ Sprinkle the coconut mixture and press it down with your palm.
   5. ¤ Chill until set.
3. 3

   How to proceed

   1. ¤ Top the coconut crust with scoops of ice-cream and spread it evenly.
   2. ¤ Allow it to set in the freezer for an hour approximately.
   3. ¤ Serve with strawberry sauce.
4. 4

   Variation:

   1. ¤ To make small individual pies, line the crust mixture in 6 small bowls and set.
   2. ¤ Then top with scoops of ice-cream and serve with any sauce of your choice.