Eggnog Custard Pie is a delicious silky smooth dessert made of milk, eggs, nutmeg and eggnog.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 1 hourhour
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour45 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Calories 352kcal
Ingredients
Store Bought Crust or Homemade
Homemade Pie Crust
2cupsall-purpose flour
3tablespoonssugar
½teaspoonsalt
¾cupunsalted butter(cut into cubes and softened)
¼cupcold water
Eggnog Mixture Filling:
1cupeggnog
4eggs
1egg separate egg yolk and egg white
⅛teaspoonnutmeg(you can make this ¼ teaspoon, if you like)
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1teaspoonlemon juice
¾can condensed milk (14oz) , use whole can if you like it sweeter
Instructions
Sift flour.
In a bowl, combine and mix flour, sugar and salt.
Add butter incorporate with other ingredients using a pastry cutter.
Pour cold water to mixture and continue mixing until well blended.
Form dough into a ball, wrap in saran wrap and refrigerate for 45 minutes.
After 45 minutes, lightly sprinkle working area and rolling pin with flour.
Flatten dough to fit a 9 inch pie pan. Gently press dough down the pan.
Remove the excess dough with a scissor or knife and crimp the edges with a fork.
Cover the pie crust edges with foil. It will prevent from over baking the edges.
Put pie crust in the refrigerator while making the filling.
Preheat oven at 350 degrees. F.
Prepare the filling.
In a large bowl, whisk the 4 eggs and the extra egg yolk.
Add condense milk while whisking.
Stir-in nutmeg, vanilla and lemon juice. Blend well.
Pour eggnog and continue mixing.
Beat egg white until it reaches soft peaks using an electric mixer.
Fold the beaten egg white into the mixture. This will give the pie top a golden brown color after baking. Make sure there are no egg white clumps for a smooth pie top.
Take the pie crust from the fridge and pour the filling.
Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Reduce the temperature to 325 degrees F and continue baking for 40 to 45 minutes.
To check if done, use a toothpick and poke filling in the center. If toothpick comes out clean without filling residue, then it is done. If not, continue baking for another 5 minutes or until done.