Sweet & Velvety: Grandma’s Old-Fashioned Sugar Cream Pie
You don't need any fancy ingredients or fresh fruit for this one! Made with just sugar, cream, flour, and butter, it is the ultimate budget-friendly dessert.
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Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 416kcal
Cost: $6.00
Equipment
- 1 rolling pin
- 1 9-inch pie plate
- knife
- heavy duty foil
- pie weights (dried beans or uncooked rice)
- 1 wire rack
- 1 large saucepan
- 1 large mixing spoon
Ingredients
- pastry for single crust pie (9-inch)
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups milk
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ cup butter, cubed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°.
- Roll out the dough to fit a 9-inch pie plate. Transfer the crust to the pie plate.
- Trim the crust to ½ inch beyond the rim of the plate. Pinch of flute the edge.
- Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of heavy duty foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice.
- Bake 8 minutes. Remove the foil and weights and bake between 5 to 7 minutes longer or until light brown.
- Cool on a wire rack. Reduce the oven setting to 375°.
- In a large saucepan, combine cornstarch and the sugar. Stir in the milk until smooth.
- Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cook and stir for about 3 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.
- Remove from heat, and stir in the vanilla and butter. transfer to the crust, and sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool the pie on a wire rack, and refrigerate until chilled.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Sweet & Velvety: Grandma’s Old-Fashioned Sugar Cream Pie
Serving Size
1 slice
Amount per Serving
Calories
416
% Daily Value*
Fat
24
g
37
%
Saturated Fat
13
g
81
%
Cholesterol
64
mg
21
%
Sodium
273
mg
12
%
Carbohydrates
47
g
16
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
26
g
29
%
Protein
3
g
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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