Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2           cup  sugar
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
  2        tablespoons  flour
  1                cup  evaporated milk
     3/4           cup  water
  2        tablespoons  butter -- or margarine
  3                     egg yolks -- beaten
  1           teaspoon  vanilla
  1                can  cherries in syrup -- drained
                        whipping cream -- for topping
  1                     pie crust
                        toasted coconut -- optional

Preparation:

1. Line muffin tins with pie pastry, prick and bake. 2. Mix and cook until thick in a double boiler sugar, salt, flour, evaporated milk, water, butter or margarine, and egg yolks. Flavor with 1 teaspoon vanilla and chill. 3. Fill the cooled tart shells half full with the custard mixturesprinkle with small amount of toasted coconut if using and top with drained, sweetened canned cherries. 4. Cover each tart with whipped cream. Top with a cherry.

Nutritional Information:

547 Calories (kcal); 27g Total Fat; (43% calories from fat); 10g Protein; 68g Carbohydrate; 194mg Cholesterol; 559mg Sodium