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cream pie - mimi's

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Diane Atherton
@DeeDee2011
PINE MOUNTAIN, GA

This easy cream pie could be eaten as a pudding, but then again who wants to give up the crust. This a pie my former mother in law made many many times over the years. It's definitely one of my favorites. This basic recipe can be changed up to make a varity of pies; Banana Cream Pie, Chocolate Pie, Coconut Pie, Pineapple Pie, Butterscotch.. etc. Check out my Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie (in photo) using this cream pie filling recipe. http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/dessert-pie/black-bottom-banana-cream-pie.html

(2 ratings)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For cream pie - mimi's

  • 1/2 c
    sugar (may use 2/3 cup for sweeter pie)
  • 1/3 c
    all purpose flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 c
    milk
  • 3
    egg yolks, reserve whites for meringue topping
  • 1/3 c
    butter or margarine
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1
    baked pie shell, (homemade pie shell makes this pie)
  • MERINGUE TOPPING
  • 3
    egg whites
  • 1/3 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract

How To Make cream pie - mimi's

  • 1
    In a double boiler, over low heat combine; sugar, flour, and salt; add milk. Whisk and cook until mixture begins to thicken, add egg yolks and continue to whisk and cook until mixture reaches a thick consistency.
  • 2
    Remove from heat, add; butter and vanilla.
  • 3
    Pour pie filling into baked pie shell. Top with meringue and bake at 350 degrees just until merignue is browned.
  • 4
    MERINGUE TOPPING: Beat egg whites until stiff, sweeten with sugar and add vanilla. Refrigerate pie.
  • 5
    Filling Variations: For chocolate pie; add 2 heaping tablespoons cocoa at the beginning with the sugar and flour mixture. For Coconut; add 1 cup or more grated coconut to cooked filling. For Pineapple pie; add a small can of crushed pineapple (drained) to cooked filling. NOTE: for more pineapple flavor, you can add some of the pineapple juice in place of some milk. For Butterscotch pie; use 1 cup of brown sugar in place of white sugar.
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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