Gluten Free Maple Cream Pie
Maple Cream Pie is similar to coconut cream pie or chocolate cream pie but is made with a simple, homemade maple pudding. It’s a delicious New England twist on cream pies.
Servings: 10
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Ingredients
For the Pie
- 1 9- inch pie crust blind-baked (see notes)
- 1 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 cups half & half
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter cubed
For the Bourbon Whipped Cream
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1-2 tablespoons Bourbon see notes
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Make and blind bake your pie crust, then cool completely.
- Add the maple syrup, half & half, eggs, brown sugar, cornstarch, and salt to a medium saucepan and whisk all of the ingredients together until completely combined.
- Heat over medium-low heat and whisk (almost continuously) until the custard is thick like a pudding. This step may take 20 minutes (or even longer depending on your stovetop). When the custard is thick, remove from the heat and whisk in the vanilla extract and butter. Continue whisking until the butter is melted.
- Transfer the pudding to the cooled pie shell and place a piece of plastic wrap or wax paper directly on top of the custard (to keep a skin from forming) but do not cover the crust.
- Refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.
- To make the whipped cream, use a handheld mixer to whip the heavy cream, bourbon, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar together. Evenly spread the whipped cream over the maple pudding.
- Refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving after topping with the whipped cream and up to 2 hours.
Notes
- I used my Gluten-Free Pie Crust recipe.
- Click here for directions on Blind Baking a pie crust.
Cook time does not include baking the pie crust. - Do not use pancake syrup for this recipe, only pure maple syrup will work.
- 1 tablespoon bourbon yields a whipped cream with a small hint of bourbon. Use 2 tablespoons for a more pronounced bourbon flavor. You can also omit the bourbon completely and use 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract instead of ½ teaspoon.
- Leftover pie must be refrigerated and is best within 3 days.
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Nutrition Information
Serving: 1g | Calories: 380kcal
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