A creamy filling surrounds cooked pears in this delicious pie that was the blue-ribbon winner at the Arkansas State Fair, and the national pie winner in 2009.
Pear Cream Pie
- Prep Time 1 hr 20 min
- Total 5 hr 20 min
- Ingredients 16
- Servings 8
Ingredients
Crust
Fruit Filling
- 5 cups sliced peeled fresh pears
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon fruit protector (ascorbic acid)
- 1 1/4 cups water
Cream Filling
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 3/4 cup evaporated milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
Topping
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 450°F. Place 1 pie crust in 9-inch glass pie plate as directed on box for One-Crust Baked Shell. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until light brown.
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Step2To make lattice top, cut second crust into 1/2-inch-wide strips with pastry cutter. Line large cookie sheet with parchment. Weave strips together to make lattice design; trim to fit top of pie. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until golden brown.
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Step3Meanwhile, in large saucepan, place pears, 3/4 cup sugar, the fruit protector and water. Cook over medium heat until pears are tender and almost all liquid has evaporated. Cool slightly while cooking filling.
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Step4In medium saucepan, place egg yolks; beat with whisk or fork to blend. Stir in 1 cup sugar. Add cornstarch and salt; mix well. Stir in 1 1/4 cups milk, the evaporated milk and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla until blended. Stir in butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick and bubbly. Spread pears in cooled baked shell. Spread cream filling over pears. Carefully slide lattice top onto pie. Cool; refrigerate 4 hours or until filling is set.
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Step5In chilled small bowl, beat all topping ingredients with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form (Do not overbeat.) Decorate top of pie with whipped cream as desired. Serve with any remaining whipped cream. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
680
Calories
30g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
96g
Total Carbohydrate
64g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 680
- Calories from Fat
- 270
- Total Fat
- 30g
- 47%
- Saturated Fat
- 16g
- 80%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 135mg
- 46%
- Sodium
- 450mg
- 19%
- Potassium
- 280mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 96g
- 32%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 64g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 6 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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