Description
Creamy blueberry custard delight celebrates summer’s sweetest harvest with a silky smooth dessert. Homemade elegance combines fresh ingredients, promising delightful moments shared around family tables.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 nine-inch pie crust (unbaked)
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup evaporated milk (240 ml)
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 dash cinnamon
Instructions
- Crust Preparation: Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C), then puncture pie crust with fork to prevent bubbling. Cover with parchment paper and fill with uncooked rice or ceramic weights to maintain shape. Blind bake for 15 minutes, remove weights, and cool to room temperature.
- Fruit Layer: Create a vibrant base by arranging fresh blueberries in a uniform single layer across the cooled pie crust.
- Custard Mixing: In a medium bowl, whisk flour and granulated sugar together. Gradually blend evaporated milk into dry ingredients, creating a smooth mixture. Incorporate whole eggs, ground cinnamon, and pure vanilla extract, whisking until the custard becomes silky and fully integrated.
- Assembly and Initial Baking: Pour custard evenly over blueberries, ensuring complete coverage. Bake at 425°F (218°C) for 15 minutes to establish the custard’s initial structure.
- Final Baking and Cooling: Reduce oven temperature to 350°F (177°C) and continue baking for 35 minutes until custard sets with a slight center jiggle. Remove from oven and allow blueberry custard pie to cool completely at room temperature before serving.
Notes
- Prevent Crust Bubbling: Fork-pierce the entire pie crust surface to stop unwanted air pockets from forming during baking.
- Protect Crust Shape: Use parchment paper and pie weights during blind baking to maintain a perfectly structured crust.
- Master Custard Texture: Whisk ingredients slowly and thoroughly to create a silky, smooth custard without lumps.
- Control Baking Temperature: Start at high heat to set the custard’s structure, then lower temperature for even, gentle cooking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg