Originally posted October 22, 2015. Here’s a flashback: I found out today that my eyebrows are two different colors. For real. How I have gone my entire life without realizing this is beyond me. It was the girl at the MAC counter who told me. I am a decidedly un-girly person in many ways, so just the fact that I was at the Mac counter in the first place requires explanation: tomorrow at 8am I am going to be talking about pie on LIVE television.
Don’t get me wrong. I think I’m okay looking. But when someone tells you you’re going to be on LIVE TV, all the sudden your “bushy eyebrows are cool” and “$6 Target tees are okay by me” mantras get tossed out the window, and you start texting all your friends who know stuff about clothes and makeup to HELP PLEASE, don’t let me go on live television with caveman eyebrows.
And then the Mac lady tells you your eyebrows are 2 different colors. I’m just happy the truth came on a day when I was feeling SO SECURE.
How to make custard pie
Have you guys ever had Rhubarb Custard Pie? It is the stuff of legends. No really, Eric’s family has been making it for years, and when I finally tried it for the first time last year I thought I was actually going to die of happiness. It is absolutely my favorite pie. The sad part is that I can’t have it whenever I want. Rhubarb has a pretty short season in the grocery stores, which is such a joke because it grows like a weed.
I wanted to recreate the pie using cranberries, my other favorite super-tart-short-season fruit. The thing about cranberry pie is that people are always mixing it with other fruit, like apples and stuff. I’m a cranberry purist. But if you just cook cranberries with sugar, then you essentially have cranberry-sauce-pie, which isn’t what I wanted. I wanted creamy, rich custard with bursts of tart cranberry flavor throughout.
If at first you don’t succeed, pie, pie again
It turned out awesome! At least it did by the 4th or 5th trial. I lost count. Anyone want pie? There is a lot of pie at my house. How bout a too-runny pie? Or a too-tart pie? Hey, all I can say is that a reject pie is STILL PIE. If you want the final version you better come like right now because I am eating this thing for breakfast lunch and dinner over here.
Cranberry Pie Filling with Custard
Here’s how to make it for real. Just look at all that custard!
This is my new favorite pie to make for the holidays! It would be such a fun change from pumpkin and pecan on Thanksgiving, and so pretty and colorful for Christmas. P.S. If you live in Sacramento and you want to see just how mismatched my eyebrows really are, tune in to Fox 40 KTXL at 8am on October 23rd! (If you’re not local, I’ll post a clip later.) UPDATED: Here is the link to the news clip. P.P.S. This pie is AMAZING when served with Sugared Cranberries. They are super easy. Check out the recipe here!
NEVER enough pie:
The original, legendary Rhubarb Custard Pie: « the recipe that today’s pie is adapted from Peach Custard Pie: « I’m telling you, custard pie is where it’s at. This is the only type of peach pie I will eat. Pecan Pie Recipe with Buttery Streusel Topping « you might think this sounds too sweet but you’re wrong. It’s PERFECTION. Apple Custard Pie with Cinnamon Streusel « the only way I will eat apple pie. I told you I was obsessed with custard pie right?? Butterscotch Pie with Meringue Topping « This is a classic. Butterscotch and meringue were meant to be!! Crème Brulée Pumpkin Pie « my favorite way to eat pumpkin pie. No custard, but that’s because pumpkin pie is already basically pumpkin. Torch the top with sugar instead!
More great cranberry recipes
Brown Butter Cranberry Tart «this is a personal favorite of mine! I just love cranberries. Cranberry Cake with Warm Vanilla Butter Sauce « This is so divine! A family favorite! Cranberry Cherry Pie with Almond Glaze « OK, I realize I’m a hypocrite as I just said I’m a cranberry purist but I’ve grown up since I originally posted this, what can I say? White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies « the combination of white chocolate and cranberry is the best, right? Cranberry Cheesecake Pie from Bake or Break Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram
