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Vanille des Îles from Mariage Frères

My bestie asked me to take a break tonight and come have tea with her. When I got there, she offered me a slice of her coconut cream pie with the tallest fluffiness meringue you have ever seen. I have never had ANY cream pie before. Oh. My. Goodness. It was so very good and I am so very stuffed! I got the recipe but I know my mother will be up in heaven looking down at me saying, “Gee, thanks! You couldn’t try it and fall in love with it while I was alive, eh?” She loved pie, and I never really ate any cream pies.

This tea was a very nice accompaniment to the pie. The base is good, smooth but not overly sweet, and the vanilla is just right – it doesn’t mask the tea but you don’t have to look for it, either.

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Comments

Nicole
Nicole 2012-11-21 22:19:31 -0500

Coconut cream pie… a favorite! I am hoping my mother-in-law’s turns out well tomorrow. :)

Bonnie
Bonnie 2012-11-21 23:14:59 -0500

Your first cream pie ever?! Where have you been? Never too late though!

Sil
Sil 2012-11-22 06:17:33 -0500

Haha if it means you feel better I’ve never had a cream pie :)

gmathis
gmathis 2012-11-22 08:45:24 -0500

What on earth—-?? You have some catching up to do, friend! Come see us and I will take you to Big R’s Barbecue. We’ll skip the brisket and go straight to the 4" tall cream pies!

ashmanra
ashmanra 2012-11-22 09:25:33 -0500

I never liked pie as a kid, except apple pie! Based on how full I felt after eating it, it may be a good thing I didn’t discover it earlier! I will definitely be making this pie for tea time SOON!

GMathis: if I am ever out that way, you betcha I will try to get in touch! I would love to hit that BBQ place with you. Tomato based or vinegar based? That is a big battle here between Virginia, NC, and SC!

gmathis
gmathis 2012-11-22 12:21:19 -0500

We have a little of both in this neck of the woods, but tomato base seems to have a slight edge. (I had some really good vinegar based sauce at a place called Cousin’s at the Dallas airport. Had never heard of the chain before.)

ashmanra
ashmanra 2012-11-22 13:38:32 -0500

Around here, it is vinegar base, but go north or west toward the mountains and they get pretty passionate about tomato being the only way to go! That pie sounds pretty impressive. I think we would need to skip the brisket so there will be room for it!

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I am a music teacher and homeschooling mom who started drinking loose leaf tea about three years ago! My daughters and I have tea every day, and we are frequently joined by my students or friends for “tea time.” We have learned so much history, geography, and culture in this journey.

My avatar is a mole in a teacup! Long story…

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