Monday, April 4, 2011

Samoas Pie

Samoas are my favorite girl scout cookie.....they're like crack.  Girl Scouts = Cookie Pimps...I'm just saying.  I wanted to see if I could make a pie version. One can't have too many addictions.  ;)  Oh it was yummy.  My taster piece was waaay too big.

I had trouble getting a clean, neat slice of pie.  Apparently, it was my underwhelming pie slicing skills.  ;)  My beloved hubby has informed me he didn't have any issues.  Did he take pictures of his work....nooooo.

This recipe would be super cute as little mini pies, or mini tarts.

The filling is loosely based around a Betty Crocker recipe.

I used some homemade salted caramel (unthinned....since that link goes to a thinned version) in this pie, but packaged caramels from the store work just fine.


Samoas Pie

Crust:
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (I used one sleeve)
1 tbls sugar
1/4 cup tub margarine
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Mix together the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and margarine.  Press into a 9inch pie plate and bake at 350 for 10 minutes.  Cool.

Melt milk chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring often until smooth.  Spread chocolate in the bottom and up the sides of the crust.  Chill to set the chocolate.

Topping:
2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
14oz caramels
2 tbls skim milk
1/4 cup dark chocolate chips (garnish)

Toast the coconut for 20 minutes in a 325 degree oven.  Stir often.  When it is golden brown it is done.

Pile the caramels in a bowl and melt in the microwave, stirring often until smooth.  Stir in the skim milk to thin the caramels.  Pour 1/4 cup of caramel in the bottom of the chocolate covered crust and spread it evenly.  Return crust to fridge to continue chilling.

Mix toasted coconut and caramel together to form the topping and set aside.

Pie:
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup lite coconut milk
2 cups skim milk
4 yolks, lightly beaten
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut

Toss the coconut into a food processor and chop it into smaller pieces.  Set aside.

Mix together the sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan.  Beat the coconut milk and milk into the yolks.  Stir slowly into the sugar mixture.  Heat mixture over medium, stirring constantly, until it boils.  Continue cooking for one minute.  Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and coconut.  Pour directly into crust and press plastic wrap across the top.  Chill pie.

Remove plastic wrap.  Crumble coconut and caramel mixture across the top of the pie.  Melt the dark chocolate chips.  Spoon melted chocolate into a plastic bag with the tip cut off and drizzle over the top of the pie for garnish.  Chill until ready to serve.

One more pic....
Mmmm.....I could totally dive into just the topping and be a happy camper.  The best part of making the pie was sprinkling the topping over the top of the pie....licking the bowl....and my fingers.  ;)

Funniest part of making this pie was when I decided I could make the crust, toast coconut, and stir the filling all at the same time.  Chicken with it's head cut off....that's all I'm saying about that...ehehehe.

Hearth and Soul Hop at Sunshine and Smile

68 comments:

  1. Oooh,yum, a pie based on my favorite GS cookie! Fabulous!!!!

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  2. That looks just absolutely deadly. My husband loves samoas...I'm going to have to make him this.

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  3. Cookie pimps - LOL! :) The pie looks really awesome! :)

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  4. One great big cookie! Did you share it with anyone? :D

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  5. I'll put the coffee on c'mon over w/that pie!! Looks so good!

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  6. Oh la la!! I'd like to dive into this and eat my way out - :)

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  7. What. A. Pie!! I am so impressed with this amazing combination.

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  8. holy pie. that looks outrageously good. samoas always needed to grow up and become that pie and just never knew how until this moment. beautiful food, ha, thanks for sharing :)
    -meg
    @ http://clutzycooking.blogspot.com

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  9. Oh what a cool pie! My kid will love this :)

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  10. "Girl Scouts = Cookie Pimps" cracked me up since I've been saying for years to my husband that they are putting something in their cookies to make them so addictive LOL Samoas are my all-time favorites as well and this pie is a beautiful creation! It sounds divine!

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  11. Samoas are my favorite GS cookie too! I just want to dive into this pie! And I love the idea of salted caramels.

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  12. What a lovely creation. Just one bite would make me think I'd died and gone to heaven. It really sounds delicious. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  13. Looks delicious! Samoas are the best Girl Scout cookies.

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  14. Samoas are my favorite, too, and this pie is pure danger! What are you trying to do to me? I have to fit into a swimsuit this weekend! Thanks for sharing and making me crave this pie at 9AM. :)

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  15. Samoas are my favorite cookie of all! Your pie looks amazing!

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  16. Incredibly tempting and with salted caramel, chocolate.... ooooh. Big version looks gorgeous but love also your idea of little ones, too!

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  17. OK this just isn't right! That is my favorite girl scout cookie! And to make it into a pie?! That is just cruel that I can't have a piece haha

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  18. I like this pie because of the coconut looks delicious
    regards
    torviewtoronto

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  19. OMG! This looks sooooo good! Cookie pimps! *gigglesnort!*

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  20. Oh boy, I think I love you! Samoas are my favorite too!

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  21. Never had those cookies....no cookie pimps scouts here...but looks more like a candy pie then cookie pie lol. Looks so rich

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  22. Oh my goodness, those are my favorite Girl Scout cookies. I can't even buy them because I will eat the whole box! That means I would probably eat the whole pie! Bit I am not sure I can resist this recipe. Great post!

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  23. I did share with several people....if only to save myself. ;)

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  24. Oh those nasty little cookie pimps!! Alas, now you are a pie pimp! This looks fabulous...do you sell them by the box or by the pie?

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  25. What an absolutely brilliant idea! This is on my list of must makes. Thank you for sharing! Have a great week!

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  26. This sounds so decadent, and so delicious! Samosas are already good in their form, but making them into a pie filling is genious! I mean who doesn't eat a samosa and wish it were larger, or go back for another...you have solved that problem here, just go for a nice big slice of pie :)! Great recipe!

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  27. I've seen a couple recipes that call for coconut today that make me really wish I liked it. That pie looks soooo good!

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  28. My favorite GS cookie ever! Way to Go, woo-hoo!! Buzz, Buzz, Buzz!

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  29. o m g ..... this is brilliant! They are my very fav girl scout cookie...I cannot wait to try this out! Thank you for posting --this one looks like a keeper!

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  30. Another awesome recipe! This looks like it needs a big glass of milk. Mmm

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  31. looks very pretty :) Would really like if you could share it with hearth and soul hop in my blog- I am co-hosting the event !

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  32. I too want a large slice! Looks heavenly!

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  33. Awesome! That is one lovely looking pie...
    *Drool*Grab*Eat*
    :)

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  34. My fiance would go crazy for this.. samoas are his favorite cookie as welll.. im more of a tagalong girl myself :) Those cookie pimps definitely know what they're doing! ha

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  35. Holy mother of deliciousness this looks incredible. I have to go gouge my eyes out so I can forget I ever saw such sinfulness. Or go make this... immediately if not sooner.

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  36. Wow, that looks and sounds fantastic!

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  37. Yum, how delicious!

    I can just imagine how divine it smelt while you were cooking it.

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  38. Oh, yummy!!!This is gorgeous!! A pie to kill for :)

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  39. Wow!!! I am definitely going to try this recipe

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  40. Haha, there were girl scouts selling cookies outside my polling place yesterday. And caramel delights are my absolutely favorite of all time.

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  41. Oh. My. Goodness.

    This seriously looks like the most amazing pie that I have ever seen.

    I mean, I'm dying over here. I can't wait to try this. Thanks, as always!!

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  42. It's so funny how samoa recipes have been taking food blogs by storm these days. I can't wait to try all of them, including yours, out!

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  43. Ahem, well, in my world, if the first slice of pie isn't pretty, you have to take another slice. I can see where every slice of this wouldn't turn out so I'd just have to eat the whole dang thing. You're right, Samoas are just like crack...just can't get enough.

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  44. Oh my goodness!! I have to make this..samoas are my favorite girl scout cookie. I can just taste this pie now! :)

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  45. I love samoas. The recipe looks wonderful.

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  46. This looks dleicious, I love to try some.

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  47. Samoas in a pie, you're a genius. Looks amazing

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  48. I thought the blog-hop link said "Samosa" pie!

    LOL

    This looks yummier.

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  49. OMG! This looks amazing!!
    I don't believe anyone who says he can slice a pie like this cleanly and then eats the evidence ;-)

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  50. I've been loving all the different Samoas recipes popping up all over the place recently, but this one takes the cake! Or pie rather ;-)

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  51. Samoa pie?!!! Are you kidding me?! This sounds so amazing, delicious, and addicting.

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  52. It even looks like a samoa! You're genius!

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  53. Oh how lovely!! This looks splendid! Yum~

    xx,
    Tammy

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  54. I've heard so much about Samoas but never tried one *sigh* This is gorgeous and pure torture to look at - I'm still on a diet *pfftt*

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  55. Oh my word. A Samoas pie!? I looooove Samoas, I made my own for the first time last summer and ended up making them for the entire summer. We were obsessed. We might get obsessed with this...

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  56. Oh dear lord! If I came within 5 feet of that pie, I would need an insulin drip, as I would NOT be able to stop at just one piece. No, that whole pie would be MINE!! :)

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  57. When I first read the title for this post, I was a bit dyslexic and read it as SamoSA pie. I thought, what a great idea, a savory pie with samosa filling! Silly me :) However, this sounds amazingly good too! (and now I have a recipe idea!)

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  58. Woah now that is a pie! Looks quite rich but ya gotta live sometimes, right? Great creation!

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  59. This looks ah-may-zing.
    I'm definitely making this for Easter! Thanks for the idea ;)

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  60. I love Samoas! I can't wait to make this pie!

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