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Hawaiian Coconut Cream Pie: A Tropical Culinary Delight

3/9/2026

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Stacey Mei Yan Fong's cookbook '50 Pies, 50 States' features a Hawaiian coconut cream pie with a pineapple upside-down topping.
The pie combines haupia, a coconut custard, with pineapple and uses a graham cracker crust.
The pineapple topping caramelizes with brown sugar and butter and should be prepared just before serving.
The filling toasts coconut and cooks it with coconut milk, cream, and egg yolks until thick.

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Story summary

Stacey Mei Yan Fong's cookbook '50 Pies, 50 States' features a Hawaiian coconut cream pie with a pineapple upside-down topping.
The pie combines haupia, a coconut custard, with pineapple and uses a graham cracker crust.
The pineapple topping caramelizes with brown sugar and butter and should be prepared just before serving.
The filling toasts coconut and cooks it with coconut milk, cream, and egg yolks until thick.