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Coconut Pie Surprise
Makes 2 - 9 inch pies

4 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup margarine, melted
1 7 oz package flaked coconut

In a large mixing bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar, milk, vanilla, flour, and margarine until well combined and fold in the coconut. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch pans. Bake in a preheated 350 oven for 40 minutes or until golden brown. Crust forms as pie bakes.
Recipe from a 1974 cookbook

Also see this recipe for Coconut Cream Pie that make it's own crust

Creamy Uncooked Cherry Pie

1 medium can cherry pie filling
1 prepared graham cracker crust
2 cups (heaping) whipped cream
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Pour cherry pie filling onto piecrust. Spread with whipped cream. Sprinkle on nuts. Chill 2 hours. Serve. (Recipe from 1974)

Also see this Cherry Cheese Pie recipe.

French Silk Chocolate Pie

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 eggs, beaten
2 ounces chocolate, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 9 inch pie shell

Cream butter thoroughly; add sugar, mixing well. Add eggs and blend. Add cooled chocolate; beat until smooth. Add vanilla and pour into pie shell. Top with whipped cream and nuts if desired
(Recipe from 1974)

Custard Pie Recipes!

How to Make a Custard Pie

Plain pastry
3 eggs - slightly beaten
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups milk
1 tsp vanilla

Combine eggs, sugar, and salt. Add milk and vanilla, pour into a pastry shell. Preheat oven and bake at 450 for 30 to 40 min. or until a knife inserted in middle comes out clean.

Coconut Custard pie - Add 1/4 cup shredded coconut to custard mixture.

Custard Pie

2 c. hot milk
4 eggs
2/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla together, then add hot milk to the egg mixture using a spoon to stir with. Bake in a very hot oven 425, for 10 minutes. Then turn down to 325 for 8 minutes.
Amish Church Recipe

Miracle Custard Pie

9" deep uncooked pie shell
4 slightly beated eggs
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. lemon
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups milk (scalded)

Mix all but milk, s-l-o-w-l-y add scalded milk and pour into the unbaked shell. Sprinkle with nutmeg and cinnamon. Bake at 475 for 5 min., 425 for 10 min. Only 15 min. in all.
from 1978 Mother's Home Life

How to make a Lemon Meringue Pie!

Lori's Lemon Meringue Pie

1/4 cup corn starch
1 1/2 cup Sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 3/4 cup water
3 egg yolks
2 tbsp. butter
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

Combine sugar, salt, corn starch, water and egg yolks. Cook until it boils and thickens (real thick). Stir constantly. Remove from heat. Add lemon juice and butter. Pour into cooked pie shell.

Meringue
3 egg whites
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 cup sugar
3 tbsp. ice water

Combine all ingredients for meringue. Beat until thick. Spread on top of pie. Brown in 400°F oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Rice Krispie Pie

3 eggs
3/4 c. white syrup
1 c. sugar
Pinch salt
1 T. butter
1/4 c. cream
1 1/4 c. Rice Krispies

Beat eggs. Add syrup, sugar, salt, butter, and cream until well mixed. Add Rice Krispies. Put in oven at 450 for 10 minutes, then 350 until finished.
Amish Church Recipe

Sour Cream Raisin Pie

3 eggs
1 1/2 Tblsp. flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
3 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 tsp. cloves, optional
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 1/2 cups raisins

Pastry for a 9" pie. beat eggs till light and fluffy. Mix and blend in flour, sugar, salt and spices. Fold in sour cream and raisins. Pour into pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.
Frieden's Church Recipebook 1997 pg. 95

Also see this recipe for Raisin Cream Pie

More Homemade Pie Recipes

Below are some pictures of recipes for special pies.

This recipe for Kentucky Derby Pie has chocolate chips and English Walnuts in it.

Here's a recipe for Apple Cream Pie with shredded apples.

This recipe is for Banana Split Pie

Here's a recipe for a Bob and Andy Pie, that has cinnamon, allspice, and cloves in it.

If you like Buttermilk Pies, here two recipes for you. Buttermilk Pie 1 and Buttermilk Pie 2

Here's a recipe for Chess Pie

And here's a recipe for Chocolate Pie Filling and here's a recipe for Favorite Chocolate Pie.

If you have access to chokecherries, here's a recipe for ChokeCherry Pie

Never heard of this next one. It's a Cottage Cheese Pie!

Here's a recipe for Peach Cream Pie and Pineapple Dream Pie

And last but not least... a Sweet Potato Pie