Vanilla Cream Pie – A Lovely Mess

In case you are on the lookout for an extremely EASY dessert to make that doesn’t compromise on taste, then make this vanilla cream pie asap! This cream pie recipe has a flaky, buttery crust with a creamy, silky vanilla pudding heart topped with recent whipped cream. Everybody will love this vanilla cream pie—it’s a crowd-pleaser.

This cream pie recipe can be tremendous customizable—there are a number of methods to vary up the layers. You possibly can swap the normal pie crust with a graham cracker or different cookie crust if you happen to desire. And you’ll simply replace the filling to be coconut cream pie, chocolate cream pie, or actually any pudding taste yow will discover. 🙂

Should you do swap the normal crust for a cookie crust, this pie turns into a no-bake pie! It doesn’t comprise any eggs, egg yolks or different elements that have to be baked, whereas it nonetheless has a silky, custard-like texture. You gained’t even must cook dinner or boil something! Simply mixing.

Associated: Subsequent up, strive our Coconut Lime Pie, Banana Cream Pie or Chocolate Silk Pie.

Elements

• All-purpose flour
• Salt
• Butter
• Ice water
• Jell-O pudding combine
• Entire milk
• Cream cheese
• Vanilla extract
• Heavy cream
• Granulated white sugar

For the pie filling, all you want is the pudding combine, cream cheese and vanilla extract. The opposite elements are for the pie crust and selfmade whipped cream. You may use a store-bought pie crust (together with different kinds, like graham cracker crust). And if you wish to swap the recent whipped cream for store-bought or Cool Whip, you possibly can!

Directions

First, make the pie crust. Additionally, you will have to blind bake the pie shell. Place a sheet of parchment paper within the heart and fill with dry rice, beans or pie weights. Bake within the oven at 400°F for 15-20 minutes.

In case you are utilizing a store-bought crust, comply with the directions to pre-bake or blind bake. And in case you are utilizing a graham cracker crust or one thing prefer it, you possibly can skip this step altogether.

Subsequent, make the vanilla filling. In a big mixing bowl, comply with the directions on the moment pudding combine field, which often has you stir in milk. Then whisk within the softened cream cheese and vanilla extract. As soon as prepared, pour the combination into the cooled pie crust and stage out.

Make the whipped cream. And prime the pie with the whipped cream. Enhance if you happen to need. Serve chilled, as this can even make it a bit of simpler to slice. 

Ideas & Substitutions

• Utilizing softened cream cheese will make sure you don’t get huge lumps of cream cheese all through your pudding batter. However, if you happen to do see some lumps, I discover utilizing an immersion blender or operating the filling by means of a meals processor or blender for a couple of seconds will assist make that silky easy texture.
• Should you get lumps in your whipped cream, this doubtless means you’ve overmixed it. Add just a bit extra chilly heavy whipping cream, like one tablespoon, and whisk to repair it. I additionally assume adorning the highest can cowl a couple of small imperfections. 🙂
• Prime the pie with white chocolate shavings, crushed peppermint, or embellished cookies like shortbread or Pirouline.
• This vanilla cream pie will be made a day or two upfront. I might wait so as to add the whipped cream to the highest till serving (simply retailer them individually).
• Retailer any leftovers coated in aluminum foil or in an hermetic container within the fridge for no less than two days. Whereas the pie might be fit for human consumption for for much longer, I discover the crust begins to get too smooth if left too lengthy.
• If you wish to change up the flavour of this cream pie, the best method to take action is to swap the vanilla pudding combine for an additional taste like banana, coconut, chocolate or lemon.

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