Description
Indulge in a slice of nostalgia with this Old Fashioned Egg Custard Pie recipe. Creamy custard filling in a flaky pie crust, topped with a hint of nutmeg – a classic dessert that never goes out of style.
Ingredients
Scale
Pie Crust:
- 1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust
Custard Filling:
- 3 large eggs
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2½ cups whole milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg (plus extra for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Mix Custard: Whisk eggs, sugar, and salt. Warm milk in a saucepan. Slowly add milk to egg mixture, whisking. Stir in vanilla.
- Fill Pie Crust: Pour custard into pie crust. Sprinkle nutmeg on top.
- Bake: Bake for 45–50 minutes until set. Cool, then refrigerate for 2 hours.
Notes
- For a smoother texture, strain the custard mixture.
- Best served chilled and can be made a day ahead.
- Avoid overbaking to prevent curdling.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
