Cranberry Custard Pie

By Benae21

This recipe makes a deep 9-inch pie. If your pie dish is shallow or aluminum, it will make 2 pies.

Ingredients

• 1 tsp. corn syrup
• 4 cups cranberries
• 1/2 c. cream cheese
• 1 lemon, for zest/juice
• 1 tsp. raw sugar
• 1 box refrigerated ready-to-bake pie crust (2 boxes if your pie pans are shallow)
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 c. flour
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 3 c. sugar
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 2 tsp. vanilla

Details

Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 90mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Zest/Grate lemon peel (no white; 1 teaspoon); squeeze lemon for juice (2 tablespoons). Place 1 cup cranberries in bowl with syrup and toss to coat; add 1 cup sugar and stir to coat cranberries. Transfer cranberries and sugar in bowl to an airtight container; chill until ready to use.

2. Unroll one pie crust and place in deep 9-inch pie dish; trim crust, leaving 1/4 inch overhang. Chill until ready to use.

3. Place in large bowl: cream cheese, eggs, remaining 2 cups sugar, and butter; beat with electric mixer 3 minutes or until smooth. Add flour, vanilla, lemon zest, juice and salt; beat 2 minutes more. Gently stir remaining 3 cups cranberries into egg mixture.

4. Pour filling into crust, unroll remaining dough for top crust and place over the filled pie. Trim dough to 1/4 inch beyond edge. Fold top crust under bottom crust and seal the edges by pinching or crimpling with a fork; brush top crust lightly with water and sprinkle with raw sugar.

5. Cut a few slits in the top of crust to allow steam to escape; chill 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place pie dish on baking sheet (for ease in handling); bake 10 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350 degrees. Bake 35-40 more minutes or until crust is firm and golden. Cool on a wire rack before serving; garnish with sugared cranberries.