Vanilla Cream Pie

Name: Vanilla Cream Pie
Prep time: 5 h 15 min
Cook time: 5 h 15 min
Total time: 5 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters cornstarch; 4 larges egg yolks; 12 graham crackers, broken; 158 milliliters granulated sugar; 0 teaspoons freshly ground nutmeg; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp sugar; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon good really quality vanilla extract; 8 servings Garnish: Sweetened whipped cream; 591 milliliters cold whole milk

Vanilla Cream Pie might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 280 calories, 6g of protein, and 10g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 5 hours and 15 minutes. If you have nutmeg, butter, really quality vanillan extract, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Crush or grind the graham crackers and set aside ¼ cup of crumbs to use as garnish.

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Graham Crackers

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Oven

Mix remaining crumbs with sugar and butter and press into a 9 inch pie plate. Set on a baking sheet and bake for 7 minutes.In a 3-qt saucepan, whisk together sugar, salt, and cornstarch.

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Corn Starch

Butter

Sugar

Salt

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Sauce Pan

Whisk

Whisk in the milk and egg yolks.

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Egg Yolk

Milk

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Whisk

Heat mixture over medium, whisking constantly until mixture begins to bubble. After mixture starts to bubble, set timer for 1 minute and cook for another minute.

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Whisk

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Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, nutmeg, and butter; place over an ice bath to cool slightly (I only did this for about 5 minutes) before pouring into baked crust. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for five hours or overnight.Before serving, pipe sweetened whipped cream around the edges.

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Sweetened Whipped Cream