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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have coconut cream pie bars using 27 ingredients and 23 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Coconut Cream Pie Bars:

1. Take For Coconut Shortbread crust
2. Prepare 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3. Make ready 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
4. Prepare 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
5. Get 3/4 cup cold salted butter, cut into about 10 pieces
6. Take For Chocolate Ganache Layer
7. Get 6 ounces semi sweet chocolate, chopped
8. Get 1/3 cup heavy cream
9. Make ready For Coconut Cream Filling
10. Prepare 3 cups light cream or half and half
11. Prepare 3 cups coconut milk
12. Get 4 large eggs
13. Take 2/3 cup cornstarch
14. Make ready 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
15. Take 1/4 teaspoon salt
16. Take 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
17. Take 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
18. Take 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
19. Get For Topping
20. Take 2 cups cold heavy whipping cream
21. Take 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
22. Take 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
23. Prepare 1 teaspoon unflavored gelitin
24. Make ready 1/4 cup cold water
25. Prepare For Garnish
26. Get 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut, toasted, recipe below
27. Take chocolate shavings as needed

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Instructions to make Coconut Cream Pie Bars:

1. Make crust.
2. Preheat the oven to 350. Line a 9 by 13 baking pan with foil. Place one dheet with over hang on the long side and two over lapping on the short side. This will make removing the bars for cutting easy
3. In a large bowl mix together the flour, confectioner's sugar, salt and coconut
4. Add the butter pieces and with a pastry cutter or your fingers combine until it resembles a crumb mixture
5. Press evenly into prepared pan. Bake until golden about 18 to 22 minutes. Remove to rack, cool 5 minutes before adding chocolate ganache layer
7. While crust is cooking make chocolate ganacheplace chopped chocolate in a bowl. Heat cream until hot but not boiling, pour over chocolate. Let sit one minute then stir until smooth
8. Allow chocolate to cool about 5 minutes until it is pourable but not hot. Pour onto crust and spread with an off set spatula or back of a spoon to cover crust. Refrigerate while making filling
9. Make Coconut Cream Filling
10. In alarge saucepan combine crem, coconut milk, eggs, cornstarch sugat and salt. Whisk well and heat, stirring constantly, reaching all corners of pan until mixture comes to a boi, cook still constantly stirring until thick and bubbling.This can takel15 to 20 minutes Remove from heat and add both extracts and the 1/2 cup coconut and stir in, cool 5 minutes
11. Pour warm filling over cooled crust. Let stand at room temperature about 20 minutes before refrigerating until set, at least 4 hours
12. For Whipped Cream Topping
13. Place cold water and unflavored gelatin in a small heat proof bowl. Let stand 5 minutes to soften
14. Have a small skillet with simmering water ready. Place bowl with gelatin in simmering water stirring until dissoved and clear. Turn off heat but leave gelatin in warm water while beating cream
15. Beat cream until it holds soft peaks, add confectioner's sugar, vanilla and liquid gelatin and beat until it holds its shape
16. Spread over coconut cream layer, sprinkle on toasted coconut and chocolate shavings. Chill at least 1 hour for whipped cream to set
18. Lift entire bar out with foil, then cut into bars with a sharp knife
21. How to toast coconut. Preheat oven to 350
22. Spread coconut in an even layer on baking sheet
23. Place in oven and bake until golden 5 to 9 minutes, stirring evey minutes until golden

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