The Best Coconut Cream Pie Recipe

History of the Coconut Cream Pie

In the 1800’s Americans were the biggest fans of tropical fruit such as bananas and pineapples. Coconut did not take off as they were difficult to transport, and easily spoiled. A French company started shredding coconut and drying it which made shipping much easier and more accessible.

Coconut became accessible to European chef’s and homes and shortly after, gained popularity in America. In took the nation by storm when a Philadelphia flour miller received a shipment of coconuts as a debt payment from a Cuban businessman. in 1895, he set up a factory for drying and shredding the meat of the coconut then putting coconut into the hands of American candy makers, commercial businesses, and home bakers.

Coconut Cream Pie recipes started showing up in cookbooks and by the 1900’s, coconut custard and coconut cream pie became a huge hit nationwide!

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Ref on History of Coconut Cream Pie: KY Supply Company "National Coconut Cream Pie Day: Recipe and Story Behind the Famous Dessert" https://blog.kysupplyco.com/national-coconut-cream-pie-day-recipe-and-story-behind-the-famous-dessert/