Praline cream pie
Praline cream pie recipe in the pie category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 baked 9 inch pie shell
- 5 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 3/4 cup whole milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 20 wrapped caramels
- 1/3 cup crushed butter brickle or toffee
- 1 cup cream
Recipe method:
- Combine sugar and cornstarch.
- Mix with milk.
- Place milk over medium heat, stirring to prevent scorching.
- Cook until thick and creamy.
- Beat eggs.
- Pour a small amount of hot pudding into beaten eggs, stirring rapidly.
- Pour egg mixture into remaining hot pudding.
- Stirring, cook 2 to 3 minutes longer.
- Stir in butter and vanilla extract.
- Unwrap caramels and add to hot pudding.
- Stir until caramels begin to melt.
- Add butter brickle pieces and stir. Caramels will not be completely melted or mixed in.
- Pour mix into baked pie shell.
- Chill 3 to 4 hours.
- To serve, whip cream and place a dollop on each piece of pie.
- Sprinkle with additional butter brickle, if desired.
- Note: Using 3 egg yolks in place of 2 whole eggs will create a smoother custard.