Maple Cream Pie with Sugared Almonds
Rich maple cream with crunchy sugared almonds. A heavenly mouthful. @mostdeliciouslife.com
Ingredients
- 1 baked pie crust
- 3 cups half and half
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup corn starch, sifted
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp maple flavoring optional
Sugared Almonds
- ⅓ cup sliced almonds
- 1 Tbsp sugar
Instructions
- Whisk the half and half, maple syrup, brown sugar, egg yolks, brown sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan. Place over medium heat and stir until mixture thickens and comes to a boil, about 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and maple flavoring.
- Pour into cooled pie crust. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Overnight is best.
- For the sugared almonds, mix the almonds and sugar in a small frying pan over medium high heat, stirring until sugar is melted and nuts are coated. Turn out onto parchment paper or wax paper to cool. Break up into pieces after it's cool.
- Serve pie with whipped cream (or cool whip) and sprinkle with sugared almonds.