Coconut cream pie needs more coconut flavour
I have just made one of my favourite pies (coconut cream) and it was delicious, but it didn't pack a ton of coconut flavour as I was striving for. I made a shortbread crust with coconut that I toasted, nice and brown. The filling contained coconut, a full can of full fat coconut milk, and pure coconut extract. (Added after the cooking so it didn't lose its flavour). I topped it with 35% whipped cream which I also added pure coconut extract. The top was sprinkled with more toasted coconut. What more could I have done to really emphasize the coconut flavour? I know coconut is a mild flavour, but I thought that with all the different layers of coconut flavour I added, it would be much more pronounced.
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Maybe your tastebuds are getting saturated by all that coconut, and your receptors failing to register the coconut sensation since they have become acclimated. I wonder if it is time to work on contrast. I.e. make the filling very coconutty (and it seems you are doing that already), but keep the crust & whipped cream topping "plain" (i.e. don't bother coconutizing them at all). Would the extra coconutty filling then stand out more in contrast to the "background" parts of the pie? The crust and topping might give your sensory receptors a chance to re-calibrate in between bursts of coconut overload.
Just an idle thought, but I can't see how there is room for any more coconut intensity than you have already put into this pie. Your answer to Spagirl's question also supports the idea that you may have reached coconut maximum. [as to whether you have ever had a sufficiently intense coconut pie?..."Not really."]
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How do you add flavor to coconut?
Other ways to add coconut flavor include syrups and extracts. Coconut syrup, often used by bartenders and available in liquor stores, is excellent in place of simple syrup to moisten sponge cake layers. I like to add a bit to homemade caramel sauce, which I then spoon over macadamia nut ice cream.Does coconut cream have a strong coconut flavor?
There is no strong flavor like you have with coconuts, but it provides a subtle creamy nut flavor just enough to make it an interesting alternative to regular milk.Does coconut cream have more flavor than coconut milk?
Coconut milk and coconut cream taste very similar, so which you use is really all about the consistency that you want to get. Take that green curry: "The problem with a lot of green curries," Baraghani explained, "is that as they cook down, they turn a sort of sad, swampy, beige-y color.Can you taste coconut in coconut cream?
Coconut cream is a very thick cream made from coconut milk. The coconut milk is chilled, then the top layer of cream that floats to the top is skimmed off. It is very thick and tastes like coconut, but is not sweetened. You can usually find it in cans next to the coconut milk.Amazing Coconut Cream Pie From Scratch
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