no bake raisin sour cream pie

Stone Mountain, GA
Updated on Mar 11, 2013

You just never know what you are going to find when you go through someone else's recipe box. Stephanie found this one in Mom's drawer and I thought it sounded a little old fashioned, a little exotic, and a little wonderful, too. Here it is!

prep time
cook time
method Stove Top
yield

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 - whole eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/2 cups dairy sour cream
  • 1 cup raisins (light or dark)
  • 1 - lemon, juice and zest
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • OPTIONAL -- EXTRA SPICEY:
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

How To Make no bake raisin sour cream pie

  • Step 1
    Blend together sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Combine with beaten eggs, sour cream, raisins, spice/s, grated rind and lemon juice,
  • Step 2
    Cook and stir over hot water in a double boiler until thick
  • Step 3
    Stir in the walnuts
  • Step 4
    Pour into baked pie crust. Here's a good recipe if you need one: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/pie/pie-crust-old-recipe.html?p=1
  • Step 5
    Sprinkle the top with additional grated rind if desired.
  • Step 6
    Chill for about 2 hours in refrigerator
  • Step 7
    OPTIONAL: Many people top their raisin pies with meringue -- Here is a good recipe if you need one: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/pie/chocolate-pie-1929.html?p=9
  • Step 8
    NOTE: If you plan on making meringue -- Use 3 eggs and put the yolks in the filling and the whites in the meringue.

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Category: Pies
Keyword: #Cream
Keyword: #lemon
Keyword: #eggs
Keyword: #walnuts
Keyword: #sour
Keyword: #raisins
Culture: American
Method: Stove Top
Ingredient: Eggs

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