My daughter kicked me out of the kitchen the other day – do you have any idea how much I LOVE that!!! She wanted to make supper all on her own. So while she was going about making Shepherd’s Pie, I realized that it was indeed Monday night and since I didn’t need to worry about supper, I could spend time making a treat. Impossible Pie popped into my mind simply because, it’s completely easy and I LOVE it!!! I dug out the recipe and when Jo realized what I was going to make, she kicked me out of the kitchen again (literally shooing me out with her hands) because she wanted to make it! (love that kid!)
If you love coconut and custard, you’ll love this. To make it you simply throw all the ingredients in a blender and mix it up, then pour it all into your pie plate and bake it for an hour.
Let’s examine the layers: the coconut rises to the top, the heavier custard forms the crust, and the middle is kind of a mix of coconut and custard. Tastes great warm or cold – and we’ve never felt a need to serve anything with it – like ice cream or whipped cream.Jo made this a gluten free version simply by using gluten free flour instead of regular flour. She didn’t need to add any xanthum gum.
My mother-in-law wrote this out for me. She introduced me to Impossible Pie when my third baby (Jo!) was born. She came to help us for a week and made this one day and it was love at first bite!!! I’ve made a few adjustments like the salt and sugar. We could probably even go down to half a cup of sugar.I find that the edges always get pretty dark because you have to cook it until the center is firm. It has such a nice dome top when it comes out of the oven, but it flattens as it cools.
And there’s Jordy enjoying her Impossible Pie!!!You can shoo me out of the kitchen anytime!!!
PS – As I write this, my ten year old daughter is making pancakes for us (from scratch). She just came and asked me what granulated sugar meant. I explained that it was the white sugar. To which she replied, “Oh good, I put my three cups in of the right sugar!”
To which I replied in alarm, “Cups? It’s supposed to be tablespoons!”
Hahaha!
And this is how they learn . . . so that one day she will shoo me out of the kitchen too!!!
