CRANBERRY CREAM PIE

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My health is failing but I was still able to prepare a full course Thanksgiving dinner for my extended family. I dreamed this one up while hospitalized the week before Thanksgiving.

Provided by Its loose again

Categories     Dessert

Time P3DT2h

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 prepared pie crust
12 ounces fresh cranberries
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup orange liqueur
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
2 cups milk
1/2 cup cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 vanilla bean
3 egg yolks

Steps:

  • DAY ONE: Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Stir sugar and corn starch together in a baking dish. Add cranberries and orange liqueur. Cover and bake for 1 hour. Cool, then refrigerate.
  • DAY TWO: Stir sugar and cornstarch together in a double boiler. Slice vanilla bean in half lengthwise, scrape out seeds; add seeds and bean to double boiler.
  • Stir in milk, cream and salt. Heat double boiler and cook pudding, stirring.
  • Cook until quite thick.
  • Stir a little of the pudding into the egg yolks, then stir in a little more pudding and add to the double boiler. Cook a little longer to thicken pudding. Cool and refrigerate.
  • DAY THREE: Cook pie shell per package directions. Cool.
  • Stir cranberries to break up jelly. Stir into pudding and pour mixture into the pie shell. You will have some filling left over. Refrigerate until serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 628.1, Fat 21.2, SaturatedFat 8.9, Cholesterol 116.5, Sodium 306.3, Carbohydrate 105.8, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 69.2, Protein 6.4

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