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Recipes · December 10, 2022

Southern Egg Custard Pie Recipe

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If you’re southern like me, then you may have heard of this recipe before. But, if not, I am here to give the perfect southern egg custard pie recipe. Growing up, we always had this pie for Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas too. However, I haven’t made it in several years.

So I got a craving for it the other day and decided to try it out for myself again. And I am so glad I did! It tastes just like I remembered! The best part is, the recipe is pretty easy to make too. Especially if you use a store-bought crust too!

If you’re ready to make this delicious dessert too, then follow along with my easy recipe below! It’s a simple dessert with a light texture and nice finish. Plus, who doesn’t love an easy pie recipe?! I know I sure do. Gimme all the homemade desserts without much work! Don’t you agree?!

Egg Custard Pie

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Basic Ingredients Needed for Old Fashioned Custard Pie:

  • 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup of sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract (see my homemade vanilla extract recipe)
  • 1 1/2 cups of whole milk (you can use regular milk too if you don’t have whole milk on hand)
  • 1 cup of heavy cream
  • 1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
Materials Needed for Old-Fashioned Egg Custard Pie

As you can see above, this pie is full of basic, simple ingredients that I am sure you already have!

Store-Bought Crust Versus Homemade:

Like I mentioned above, you could use store-bought crust, or if you have a favorite pie crust recipe, you could make it from scratch too. I do think a homemade pie crust yields the best results when it comes to an old-fashioned custard pie.

There’s nothing better than flaky pie crust! Whenever I make a homemade pie dough, I use this recipe here. I usually make it for my homemade chicken pot pies too.

But to make it more of a simple pie, we are just going to use a store-bought crust. I used Mrs. Smith’s brand and I got a pack of two. Because, yes, we did make two pies instead of one. Since the first pie didn’t last us very long! And even though it was store-bought, it still gave me a nice buttery crust texture when it was finished baking!

Southern Egg Custard Pie

Instructions:

Preheat your oven temperature to 375 degrees.

Separate one egg white from one egg yolk, saving both in a medium bowl.

Brush your pie crust with the beaten egg white. Be sure to get the edges of the pie well. And bake for 7-8 minutes (I did 7 minutes). Let cool for a total of 10 minutes before pouring egg mixture on top of pie shell.

To make the creamy egg custard filling, whisk together 3 eggs, plus the reserved egg yolk and whatever is left from the egg white in a large bowl. Add in sugar, salt, vanilla extract, heavy cream, and milk.

Whisking the Eggs
Whisking Together Egg Mixture

Pour custard filling into pre-baked pie crust and sprinkle with nutmeg.

Bake 35-45 minutes on the center oven rack or until a knife inserted in the center of the pie comes out clean. Mine took the full 45 minutes to bake.

The edges of the crust will be a nice golden brown color. And the top of the pie may jiggle a little bit when you take it out. That’s normal. You want it to be that way so it has a creamy texture when done.

Let pie cool on wire rack to room temperature.

To store homemade pies, wrap pie in plastic wrap or aluminum foil after reaching room temperature. Or store in an airtight container if you have one large enough.

Then, store in fridge for up to 3 days. But, trust me, it won’t take you that long to finish them! This recipe makes one heck of a delicious pie for sure!

Creamy Egg Custard Pie

Recipe Notes:

This recipe not only created a creamy custard pie, but enough leftover egg mixture for me to make mini egg custard pies as well! I used a mini muffin pan and sprayed about 10 slots with nonstick spray.

I then made a graham cracker crust to place on the bottom. I used about a cup of graham cracker crumbs and 2 tablespoons of butter to make it.

Making the Mini Egg Custard Pies

If you have leftover pie crust, I think that would be better, but since I used store-bought crust, I didn’t have any on hand. So I improvised and used what I did have instead.

I also found that my ground nutmeg spice container was the perfect size to press down the graham cracker mixture into the pan.

Making Mini Pie Crusts
Before Baking Mini Egg Custard Pies
After Baking Mini Egg Custard Pies

After that, I poured the egg mixture on top of the graham cracker crust. And I baked these for only 10 minutes. Since they are the mini size, they didn’t take long at all. And that’s it!

Mini Egg Custard Pies

If you have leftover egg custard mixture leftover, I encourage you to make these mini egg custard pies too! They would be perfect for a Christmas party too!

Close Up of Mini Egg Custard Pies by the Tree

Another tip I have for you is to place your pie on a cookie sheet when baking. Sometimes the egg mixture can seep out and no one wants to clean out dried egg custard off the floor of their oven!

Enjoy Your Egg Custard Pie

Well, I hope you all enjoyed this classic egg custard pie recipe. It really is a popular dessert recipe here in the south and if you haven’t tried it before, you definitely should! It’s totally worth it and as you can see it’s not too hard to make.

You can also enjoy this classic custard pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Or a dollop of whipped cream. That’s how my hubby loves it. You could even top it with fresh berries too if you had any on hand.

After you have a slice of pie, I have a feeling you will thank me for this old-fashioned egg custard pie recipe! And if you have any more questions on how to make it, I would be happy to help! Just let me know!

Southern Egg Custard Pie
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Southern Egg Custard Pie

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Servings 6 people
Calories 321 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • In a bowl, separate one egg white from egg yolk, but be sure to reserve both.
  • Beat your egg white and then brush crust with it. Pre-bake the crust for 7-8 minutes (I did 7 minutes).  Let cool for 10 minutes.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together 3 eggs plus the one spare yolk and whatever is left from the beaten egg white from the crust. Then add in sugar, salt, vanilla, cream and milk as well.
  • Pour egg mixture into piecrust and sprinkle with nutmeg.
  • Bake for 35-45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Mine took the full 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.  Store in the fridge. 

Be sure to check out more ideas on what to cook here too!

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Comments

  1. patriciastreeter says

    December 10, 2022 at 12:39 pm

    I like the rustic look of the table with the kitchen cloth. The white tree ads an unexpected back drop that makes the custard pop.

    Reply
    • Charity Gentry says

      December 10, 2022 at 6:30 pm

      Thank you so much! I appreciate it!

      Reply
  2. KEVIN FOODIE says

    December 10, 2022 at 6:26 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you for adding the grated nutmeg on top if the egg custard. I can smell the aroma that permeates the house. Looks so delicious, I could eat it all day.

    Reply
  3. Marie says

    December 11, 2022 at 7:11 pm

    So I am from the North Originally so I have never heard of this, I moved to the South 10 years ago and never heard of this! I am so excited to try something new, thank you for sharing this! Just judging by the ingredients and how delicious you make it look, this is going to be a fabulous treat to try.

    Reply
    • Charity Gentry says

      December 12, 2022 at 10:39 pm

      Awe yay! I am so glad you are going to try it. Let me know how it goes for you! I hope you love it just as much as we do!

      Reply
  4. Eleanor Jones says

    December 12, 2022 at 11:15 am

    I love this post! Thank you for sharing your recipe here, it looks so tasty. I will have to try it out soon x

    Reply
    • Charity Gentry says

      December 12, 2022 at 10:39 pm

      Thank you, you definitely should. It is so delicious!

      Reply
  5. Karalee says

    December 12, 2022 at 1:33 pm

    5 stars
    I am from Texas, but I’ve never had an egg custard pie before. The pie does look delicious and I definitely want to try it! I also like that you made mini pies with the leftover mixture.

    Reply
    • Charity Gentry says

      December 12, 2022 at 10:39 pm

      Thank you! You really should try it if you get a chance. It’s delicious!

      Reply
  6. Lucy says

    December 12, 2022 at 6:42 pm

    This egg custard tart recipe sounds lovely, the egg custard tart looks yummy! x

    Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk

    Reply
    • Charity Gentry says

      December 12, 2022 at 10:40 pm

      Thank you! It really is quite delicious!

      Reply
  7. Susan says

    December 13, 2022 at 12:01 pm

    I haven’t thought about an egg custard pie in a while. I think I will try out your recipe and make it for my dad. He loves them, and this one sounds delicious!

    Reply
    • Charity Gentry says

      December 13, 2022 at 11:31 pm

      Thank you so much! Let me know how it goes for you!

      Reply
  8. Kate Warren says

    December 14, 2022 at 2:23 am

    That looks wonderful! Can’t wait to try it at home. The mini custards are so cute. Oh, and thank you for the tip about the nutmeg container. I have that same size.

    Reply
    • Charity Gentry says

      December 16, 2022 at 7:12 pm

      Yeah no problem at all! That was an accidental discovery and it turned out to be so helpful!

      Reply
  9. Susan says

    December 26, 2022 at 12:28 pm

    My dad loves Egg Custard Pies, so I thought I’d try this recipe instead of my usual one and make him one for Christmas. It was delicious! The heavy cream really made it creamier! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Charity Gentry says

      December 26, 2022 at 9:03 pm

      Oh yay! I am so glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know!

      Reply
  10. Michael Sollace says

    March 30, 2023 at 8:29 pm

    5 stars
    Toasted coconut sprinkled on top when done is a perfect addition.Im definitely doing the minis.

    Reply
    • Charity Gentry says

      April 1, 2023 at 1:06 pm

      I bet that is good, however, I actually hate toasted coconut. I just can’t get over the texture of it lol but if you enjoy it, I am sure it is a delicious addition to it!

      Reply

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