crack pie
Y'all, this is the hottest pie up in the east coast (mainly New York) and it's called Crack Pie! They call it Crack Pie because "one bite" and you will go back for more. It's addictive. This pie is sweet and gives you a sugar high. If you want a pick-up before you walk out the door in the mornings just eat you a piece of crack pie and you will have no need to go to Starbucks. The original crust for this pie is an oatmeal cookie crust but since this pie is so rich and sweet I just did a regular plain crust. Everyone who ate this pie has asked me to bake them one. Enjoy!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Whoa, this crack pie recipe is definitely addictive (and delicious!). With a creamy middle, it's super sweet and tastes like a brown sugar custard pie. The top forms a crust that we loved. We can see why Judy chose to use a regular pie crust instead of an oatmeal one. It really does help to cut down on the sweetness. Pour yourself a big glass of milk and enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 - regular pie crust (not deep dish unless you want the pie thin)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar (I used dark)
- 2 tablespoons non-fat dry powered milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup melted butter, slightly cooled
- 6 1/2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 4 - egg yolks
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons corn flour (not corn meal or cornstarch)
- - confectioners' sugar for sprinkling
How To Make crack pie
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Step 1Preheat oven 375 degrees. First, lay parchment paper in the bottom of pie crust and fill with pinto beans. Bake pie crust for about 15 minutes then remove form oven. Set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 350. -
Step 2In a medium mixing bowl, whisk sugar, powdered milk, salt, and corn flour. (You will find corn flour at the grocery store. I bought freeze-dried corn at Whole Food and blended it in a blender until powdery).
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Step 3Add melted butter, and whisk (not too much) until blended. Add cream, eggs yolks and vanilla and whisk until cream is just blended in. DO NOT WHISK TOO MUCH because we don't want a lot of air to get in the mixture which will prevent the pie from being gooey and that is what the pie is all about.
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Step 4Pour filling into crust. Bake pie 30 minutes, reduce oven temp to 325 and continue for 20 minutes or until pie filling is brown on top (mine bakes perfectly for 50 minutes but keep baking until top of pie is brown then it's ready to take out).
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Step 5Cool about 10 minutes then sprinkle powdered sugar on top. Let cool several hours before cutting. ENJOY!
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