Salted Honey Pie
By: Shana Archibald
Ingredients
□ Pie crust, refrigerated or a homemade one (for this recipe, I used a pre-made one.)
□ 4 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
□ 2½ cups heavy whipping cream
□ 1 cup unpacked light brown sugar
□ ⅓ cup cornstarch, sifted
□ ½ tsp salt
□ ½ cup honey
□ 2 tsp vanilla extract
□ Sea salt, optional
Directions
Step 1
Prepare the pie crust in a deep dish eight-inch pie pan, or a nine-inch pie pan, and set it in the fridge. Do NOT pre-bake it.
Step 2
Preheat the oven to 375°F
Step 3
Add the egg yolks to a large bowl. Set aside.
Step 4
To make the filling, heat the heavy whipping cream, brown sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan on medium heat until it comes to a rolling boil, stirring regularly. It should start to thicken.
Step 5
Once the mixture comes to a full boil, remove it from the heat.
Step 6
Temper the eggs by adding a little bit of the cream mixture to the eggs and whisking, then adding a little more.
Step 7
Add the remaining cream mixture and stir until combined and smooth. (If you add all of the custard while it’s still hot, you risk scrambling your eggs.)
Step 8
Add the honey and vanilla extract to the custard and stir until well combined.
Step 9
Pour the mixture into the pie crust.
Step 10
Bake the pie for 40-45 minutes. It will bubble up and start to brown on top.
Step 11
Remove the pie from the oven. It will still be pretty jiggly.
Step 12
Set it on the counter to cool until it comes to room temperature. (It will firm up as it sits)
Step 13
Refrigerate the pie until it’s cold and firm.
Step 14
Sprinkle the sea salt onto the pie (or not) and serve.
