Amaretto Custard Pie
Created by dienia b on January 18, 2015
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 60m
- Recipe #16807
Ingredients
- 1/16 cup almond nuts (flaked toasted, divided)
- 1 pie crust
- 16 ounces half and half
- 2 1/2 ounces granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs (separated)
- 1 1/2 ounces almond paste
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 ounce Amaretto
How to Make
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Step 1: Press some of the toasted almonds in bottom of the pie crust. Bake in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven until lightly browned, about 10 15 minutes.
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Step 2: Meanwhile in double boiler heat 1/2 and 1/2 cream to 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Step 3: In another bowl mix egg yolks, almond paste, vanilla extract, almond extract, and Amaretto together.
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Step 4: Temper cream into egg yolk mixture. Mix until smooth. Pour into pie crust.
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Step 5: Cook in ban marie water bath under pie pan so it doesn't get wet.
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Step 6: Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes until set.
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Step 7: Beat egg whites with 1/4 cup sugar until stiff. Put on top of custard.
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Step 8: In a broad band around perimeter of pie, spread the toasted almond flakes.
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Step 9: Bake until whites brown.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (165.5 g)
- Calories 369.3
- Total Fat - 23.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.7 g
- Cholesterol - 210 mg
- Sodium - 209 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 30.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
- Sugars - 17.1 g
- Protein - 9.7 g
- Calcium - 130.8 mg
- Iron - 1.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg