And by not really, I mean there is not coconut in this tart. I cannot follow a recipe to save my life. Every time, no matter if the recipe is old or new, I have to modify things.
I think this week I modified into a completely different desert….
I guess I should have started out saying that I have made the coconut tart millions of times (okay, okay, I’ve made the pie at least five times.) My family is a custard cream pie kind of family and Dorie’s cream pies are fantastic. My father likes the chocolate, my mother loves the coconut, and Mike enjoys the banana. That being said, I really didn’t want to make something this week that I knew I already loved, so I modified the recipe into….
Turtle cream cup-pies….
I have a love for food that I can pick up with my fingers, take two bites, and move on to something else. So, I even put pies in finger food form. 
This particular pie has the normal pie crust base (only with a little cocoa powder substitution,) the custard filling (with homemade caramel mixed in), and pecans tossed on top for good measure.
Okay, okay.. I may have gone a little crazy but sometimes a girl has got to do what a girl has got to do…. and right now, this girl had to at least try making a turtle cream pie!
Oh yeah, and by the way, these little cup-pies are delicious (well, as long as you like caramel…)
To see the actual coconut recipe check out check Beryl of cinemon girl and for the caramel recipe, I used this one.
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OMGoodness!! Those look to die for! I love chocolate with caramel. Fabulous!!
Great take on this week’s recipe. Your little tarts are gorgeous!
Love the twist.
Just love it.
Great way to twist it up some! I love the minis..perfect!
Oh my gosh, please pass a turtle tart–I’d pick that over coconut any day!
Way to shake it up! I’m not a cream pie girl (at all) so if it weren’t for TWD I don’t think I’d ever make cream pies, or get to see really awesome takes on cream pies like your turtle cream pies (I’m pretty sure that’s an obnoxious run-on sentence, sorry). I love that your little turtle pies are almost bite sized. That’s always a plus in my book.
this is the most delicious thing i’ve seen all day… yum!
Wow. These look immensely brilliant! What a fabulous treat