Basic Cream Pie Filling Recipe

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Basic Cream Pie Filling
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Ingredients:

  • 3 cups water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch ; plus 2 tbsp
  • 1 egg

Directions:

  1. Bring 3 cups water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan.
  2. In a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients with a whisk until smooth.
  3. When the sugar syrup has come to a boil and the sugar is completely dissolved, add the milk mixture to the pan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with the whisk until the mixture thickens (only takes a few minutes).
  4. Remove from heat and stir in your favorite flavoring or use plain for vanilla cream pie or pudding.
  5. Pour into baked pie shell.
  6. Chill and top pie with whipped cream, if desired, when cold.
  7. Makes enough for one pie.
  8. Variations:( Add to hot pudding)
  9. German Chocolate - stir in 1 cup chocolate chips, top with german chocolate cake frosting and whipped cream.
  10. Dark Chocolate - stir in 1 cup chopped dark chocolate, such as Hershey's special dark.
  11. Peanut Butter - stir in 1 cup peanut butter.
  12. Banana - stir in 2 sliced bananas and 1/4 teaspoon banana extract.
  13. Coconut - stir in 1 cup coconut and 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract.
  14. Pina Colada - stir in 1/2 cup coconut and 1/2 cup well drained crushed pineapple.
  15. Rum raisin - stir in 1 cup raisins and 1 teaspoon rum extract.
  16. Reese's - stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup peanut butter.
  17. Banana split - stir in 1 chopped banana, 1/2 cup drained crushed pineapple, 1/2 cup sliced strawberries. Top with whipped cream and drizzle with chocolate sauce and chopped nuts.
  18. Stir in anything else that sounds good.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 283.56 Kcal (1187 kJ)
Calories from fat 91.41 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.16g 16%
Cholesterol 48.33mg 16%
Sodium 147.29mg 6%
Potassium 234.84mg 5%
Total Carbs 42.95g 14%
Sugars 26.67g 107%
Dietary Fiber 0.11g 0%
Protein 5.68g 11%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 2%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 172.2mg 17%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 125.37 Kcal (525 kJ)
Calories from fat 40.41 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.49g 16%
Cholesterol 21.37mg 16%
Sodium 65.12mg 6%
Potassium 103.83mg 5%
Total Carbs 18.99g 14%
Sugars 11.79g 107%
Dietary Fiber 0.05g 0%
Protein 2.51g 11%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 2%
Iron 0.2mg 2%
Calcium 76.1mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.5
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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