Cream Pies

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• A cream pie is a type of pie that is filled with some sort of custard or pudding and topped with generous amounts of whipped cream that cover the entire filling. It's a very popular pie in slapstick comedy routines.

Recipe

• This recipe was found by Ty. There were a few dozen variations on this particular pie, but she wanted to specifically find one using fruit that is native to Greece. In this case, grapes.
• Yield: Makes one 9-inch pie.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 6 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp. grated lemon rind
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 1/2 cups grape juice
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 store-bought or homemade pie shell, 9 inches in diameter
• 1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped

Instructions

• For the pie
  • Combine first 5 ingredients in saucepan.
  • Stir in grape juice and cook, stirring, over low heat until a small amount mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon.
  • Add lemon juice. Cool; chill until very thick.
  • Meanwhile, make and bake pie shell; cool.
  • Spoon chilled grape mixture into pie shell; chill. Top with cream.

• For the whipped cream
  • Chill your bowl and beaters/whisk for best result.
  • Add heavy cream into a bowl with 1 tbsp sugar and a few drops of vanilla.
  • Whip until it becomes fluffy and cloud-like, then gently spoon it over your chilled pie, spreading it out a bit so it covers the whole pie.

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Grape Cream Pie Recipe