Haupia (coconut) Dessert
Source of Recipe
from the Culinary Arts Program at Maui Community College
Recipe Introduction
A traditional Hawaiian coconut flavored dessert
List of Ingredients
1 cup Butter or Margarine
1 cup Sugar
2 cups Flour
½ cup Nuts, chopped
½ cup Corn starch
3 cups Water
3 cups Coconut milk
1 cup Whipped topping
½ cup Shredded coconut (toasted or plain)
Recipe
Combine margarine with 1/3 cup of the sugar. Mix in flour and nuts. Press evenly into a 9" /x 13" pan. Bake 15-18 min. at 350 degrees. In a saucepan combine remaining 2/3-cup sugar with cornstarch. Stir in water and coconut milk. Cook over low heat until thickened and coconut fat melts [mixture will be "smooth".] Stirring constantly. Pour over the crust. Chill. Just before serving, spread with whipped topping and garnish with shredded coconut.