Description
A silky, creamy Christmas Eve Cinnamon-Vanilla Custard Pie infused with warm cinnamon and sweet vanilla. A cozy holiday dessert that’s simple, elegant, and perfect for festive gatherings.
Ingredients
1 pie crust (homemade or store-bought)
4 large eggs
¾ cup granulated sugar
1½ cups whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon (or 1 cinnamon stick, steeped)
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (or 1 vanilla bean, scraped)
Pinch of salt
Optional: ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Optional: 1 teaspoon orange zest
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Roll out the crust and place it in a 9-inch pie dish.
Line with parchment, add baking weights, and bake for 15 minutes. Remove weights and bake an additional 5 minutes. Cool slightly.
In a saucepan, heat the milk and cream with cinnamon and vanilla until steaming. Do not boil. Steep for 10 minutes if using whole spices, then remove them.
Whisk eggs, sugar, and salt in a bowl until pale and smooth.
Slowly pour warm milk mixture into eggs while whisking constantly to temper.
Strain custard through a fine-mesh sieve.
Reduce oven temperature to 325°F (160°C).
Pour custard into the crust and bake 35–40 minutes, until edges are set and center slightly jiggles.
Cool completely, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours before slicing.
Notes
Add nutmeg or orange zest for extra holiday flavor.
If the center jiggles slightly, it’s perfect—custard sets as it cools.
Tent with foil if crust begins to brown too quickly.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (⅛ of pie)
- Calories: 365
- Sugar: 23 g
- Sodium: 105 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 125 mg