::Magic Custard Pie: My Mom’s Recipe::
This is such a special pie to me and one of the simplest do make! It literally takes less then 5 minutes and is always perfect! When I was growing up it was not uncommon for us to have company from early morning till late at night. When Mom knew it was going to be a busy day she would whip this up while waiting for a pot of coffee to finish. 🙂 Her guests would notice when they smelled it baking; and would say “What is that amazing smell?” Mom would just smile and say just a little something that will go with coffee 🙂 and it sure did. Company would be amazed she even had time to make a pie! I would always see her beam with pride as she served her guests; she was so multi-talented and they DID notice.
We lost my Mom after a long illness in 2010 but her memory will live on forever in our hearts and with her recipes for generations to come.
Do you have recipes that just make you feel so good when you bake them? For me this is it! I love the sweet smell from the oven. The hardest part is letting it cool 🙂 My mom would stick it in the freezer to cool it quicker. I just put mine in the fridge 🙂
Often, at night after the house is quiet, I find myself sitting down with a cup of coffee on the back deck just enjoying the peacefulness and savoring this pie – thinking back to when I was a little girl and my Mom would create magic in the kitchen.
Ingredients
- 1/4 c margarine
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 c white sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup purpose flour
- Nutmeg (Optional but highly recommended) I use fresh-grated to taste
Instructions
- The flour is the magic part it makes its own crust and is simply delicious!
- Put all ingredients in the blender. Blend until mixed throughly (About 30 seconds)
- Pour into a buttered 9 in. Pie Plate
- Bake until set 350* for 45 minutes.
- Cool and Serve.
I haven’t had a custard pie in many years, but now I am totally craving one. Your recipe is nice & simple, too, and that is the way I like it 🙂
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It is truly delicious. I think so many recipes we forget about then all of a sudden we crave that part of our memories and make them all again 🙂
This looks and sounds wonderful! Do you think I could sub in butter instead Laura?
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I haven’t had custard pie in a long time! I love that you can mix it all up in a blender. That makes clean up even easier!
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It sure does make clean up easy. I have to smile because our generation uses our food processors and kitchenaids. My mom’s generation loved their kitchen tools too and the blender was a big one then and so was her Tupperware Jello Molds haha. Thanks for taking me back down memory lane. 🙂
With words like magic and custard, I’ve got to try this recipe! Looks divine!
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I have never had a custard pie, it looks good though! I might try this out sometime! Thanks for the recipe!
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I have never heard of custard pie and I appreciate you sharing your moms magic recipe 🙂 I cant wait to make some to enjoy with my coffee.
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Oh, that custard sounds so good! Thank you for sharing your mom’s recipe with us!
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Hi Jenn, My pleasure I loved your Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread too. I just love how creative we all are 🙂 Thank you for stopping by.
That’s neat. I have never heard of making it like that before.
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Hi Ellen,
My mom had an arsonel of recipes that she could whip up when she was entertaining. So many collected at our family home that she had being the “Hostess” down pat. I hope you try this recipe it really is a comfort food. I love it with coffee 🙂
Mmm. Custard pie. Pardon me while I drool. I will be making this soon!
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This looks fantastic! Peanut butter cookies remind me of my mom.
That is really sweet Christine. I love how food just takes you back to those special moments and memories in our lives.
Great recipe, some of my faves were form my Mom too. Much memories, love and good times in those recipe cards!
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It’s so true Tammi favorite memories is what life is all about. I’m so glad you have those memories too 🙂
What a simple, yet delicious recipe! I willbe making this over the summer!
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…actually we have everything here. I am making this NOW! #pregnant
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Hi Chelley. I can’t wait to hear how you like it and how quick it is to make. So good for you too. Good Luck in your pregnancy 🙂
My mother had a similar recipe. Unfortunately, we lost all of my mother’s recipes after she died. (It’s a long story.) I’ll have to try this one, I bet it’s just as wonderful as hers was.
I hope you do try it Pam. Our mom’s were from the same generation and I bet you will find they are so similar. Comfort food when we miss them so much.
Thanks for sharing this treasured recipe with the rest of the world! What a wonderful thing! 🙂
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Thank you Tosh. I love when a recipe means so much 🙂
I’ve never tried this before. Looks like something I would enjoy.
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Looks like heaven in a pie plate! Oh my….This has my name all over it! Have got to give this one a try! 🙂
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I hope you do Nancy. It’s one of the most comforting recipes ever and so quick!
I love puddings and custards and flans and brulees! How close in texture is this to a flan? Looks and sounds delicious!
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It’s not as creamy as normal custard. This is nice because it makes it’s own crust. I will be posting an old fashioned egg custard that is super creamy with a flan feel 🙂 This is perfect for when your in a hurry 🙂
I’ve never tried custard pie but it sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing such great instructions that look very easy to follow.
Oh Ann Try it 🙂 Super easy and will make memories for years to come 🙂
Looks amazing and sounds simple to make! I can’t remember the last time I had custard pie!
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Tammilee, I love it too!!! I made it after Laura shared the recipe with me and it’s so wonderful!!!
Looks yummy!
I want to try your mom’s custard pie now. Looks delicious. Thanks for sharing her recipe! Love that it takes only 5 minutes.
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Tiffany, I made this pie and it’s as easy and delicious as Laura describes:) It’s a beautiful thing:)
I definitely want to try this kind of magic. It sounds so good and easy!
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If you try it Liz, let us know, won’t you? Thanks for stopping in!
This sounds amazing! And I love that it is a hand me down recipe. Thanks for sharing on the #HomeMattersParty . I hope you will join us again next week.
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I was wondering can you add coconut and how much?
Hi Jackie,
You can I’d do 1/2 to 3/4. I will make another one just to test it out and let you know. I know I have but cannot remember exactly 🙂
Hi, this looks incredible. Can I use a cake pan, would there be any changes to the recipe or time? Also, I live in a high altitude area (7400′) do you know if I should make any changes for that? Thanks~
Hi Lisa,
You can use a cake pan it might be a little thin. But still just delicious 🙂