{"id":6658,"date":"2026-07-18T17:21:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T17:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6658"},"modified":"2026-07-18T17:21:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T17:21:03","slug":"creamy-vanilla-custard-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/creamy-vanilla-custard-pie\/","title":{"rendered":"Creamy Vanilla Custard Pie"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Creamy Vanilla Custard Pie<\/h1>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3>For the Crust<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust (homemade or store-bought)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the Filling<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups whole milk<\/li>\n<li>1 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup cornstarch<\/li>\n<li>4 large egg yolks<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to <strong>375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Place the pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish, crimp the edges, and bake for 10\u201312 minutes until lightly golden. Let it cool completely.<\/li>\n<li>In a medium saucepan, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, and salt.<\/li>\n<li>Gradually whisk in the milk and heavy cream until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture begins to thicken.<\/li>\n<li>In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks. Slowly add a little of the hot milk mixture to temper the eggs, whisking continuously.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the tempered egg mixture back into the saucepan and continue cooking for 2\u20133 minutes until thick and silky.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and vanilla extract.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the filling into the cooled pie crust and smooth the top with a spatula.<\/li>\n<li>Refrigerate for at least <strong>4 hours<\/strong>, or overnight, until fully set.<\/li>\n<li>Slice into squares or wedges and serve chilled.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For the smoothest texture, strain the custard through a fine-mesh sieve before pouring it into the crust.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with whipped cream, fresh berries, or a light dusting of powdered sugar before serving.<\/li>\n<li>Store covered in the refrigerator for up to <strong>4 days<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creamy Vanilla Custard Pie Ingredients For the Crust 1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust (homemade or store-bought) For the Filling 2&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6658"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6660,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6658\/revisions\/6660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}