tips for making cream pies  

I love cream pies. My Grandmother used to use Blair products and they sold a craem pie mix. It was wonderful. She would make them and invite us down for desert. We always went. Yummy. Today, I still make cream pies but I dont use blairs mix. I make them from scratch. You are so correct, you must let them sit at before serving. I like to make mine and put in fridge overnight

Coconut Cream Pie
INGREDIENTS
* 2/3 cup white sugar
* 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
* 1 2/3 cups milk
* 1/3 cup heavy cream
* 4 egg yolks, beaten
* 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
* 1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked
DIRECTIONS
1. Combine sugar, flour, milk and cream in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until thick and bubbly. Continue to boil for one minute. Remove from heat.
2. In a medium bowl, beat the egg yolks. Gradually stir in 1/4 of the hot mixture into yolks. Pour yolks back into remaining hot mixture stirring constantly. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in coconut. Pour into baked pie shell.

Good tips for cream pies. The problem I have is when the pie filling shrinks. How do you prevent this or fix it? I hate it when it happens and you present it and it is coming away from the crust.