Best Grandma Lindas Custard Pie Recipes

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Mix sugar, flour, and cocoa powder together in a bowl until well combined.
• Mix milk, egg yolks, and vanilla extract together in a separate large bowl. Add flour mixture and blend custard until smooth.
• Pour custard into a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring continually, until slightly boiling but not popping, about 5 minutes. Cook just until reasonably thickened, 3 to 5 minutes more, and remove from heat immediately. Stir hot custard to smooth out any lumps and pour into the pre-baked pie shell.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Beat egg whites, sugar, and vanilla extract together in a small bowl until peaks start to form. Spread the thick meringue mixture on top of the custard.
• Cook under the preheated broiler just until the peaks start to turn light brown, 1 to 2 minutes, being very careful not to let the meringue burn.
• Place the custard pie in the fridge or on Grandma's porch on a cool night until the custard congeals, about 2 hours.

GRANDMA'S EGG CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Mix together eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Stir well. Blend in the scalded milk. For more yellow color, add a few drops yellow food coloring.
• Brush inside bottom and sides of pie crust with egg white to help prevent a soggy crust. Pour custard mixture into piecrust. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean. (Please adjust according to your oven) Cool on rack.

GRANDMA LINDA'S CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C)
• Mix together eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla. Stir well. Blend in the scaled l/2 and l/2.
• Line pie pan with pastry - brush inside bottom and sides of pan with egg white to help prevent a soggy crust. Pour custard mixture into pie crust. Sprinkle top with nutmeg.
• Bake for 35 minutes - or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on rack. Refrigerate.

GRANDMA'S CUSTARD PIE (YELLOW PIE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Scald milk (I use 1 cup half and half mixed with 1-1/2 cups whole milk). Set aside.
• In large mixing bowl slightly beat eggs, blend in sugar, salt, vanilla and almond extract.
• Gradually stir in scalded milk. Do not overbeat as this will create an unwanted foam. Pour into prepared pie shell and lightly sprinkle freshly grated nutmeg over the top.
• Bake 30-35 minutes or until knife inserted in center of pie comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool 30-60 minutes before slicing and serving.

OLD-FASHIONED CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°., Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is golden brown, 10-15 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, whisk eggs. Whisk in remaining ingredients until blended. Pour into crust. Cover edge with foil. Bake at 400° until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.