How to make Custard Pie

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and adds flavor.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness with a unique flavor.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean

💰Cheaper: vanilla essence

Vanilla bean provides a more intense flavor.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Line the cold butter pie crust with foil and fill with dry beans to the top of the pie pan.

Pre-bake the crust for 10 minutes.

Remove the foil and beans and cool the crust.

In a small pan, heat the whole milk and half-and-half with the white sugar until steaming with small bubbles forming around the edge.

In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla.

Slowly pour the heated milk mixture into the egg mixture while whisking continuously.

Pour the custard mixture into the pre-baked pie crust.

Sprinkle the top with nutmeg.

Bake at 325 degrees for 35-37 minutes until a knife comes out clean from the center.

Cool and serve warm or cold.

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