Vanilla cream Pie

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    1

    9 inch pie
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Pure Vanilla: Irresistible Recipes and Essential Techniques

By Shauna Sever

Published 2012

  • About

All-American and unassuming, vanilla cream pie is a diner staple and a totally satisfying end to a meal. I think even a mediocre vanilla cream pie is still pretty dang good. Here I set out to make something irresistible, with vanilla singing in the salty-sweet crust, the creamy filling, and the mound of whipped cream on top.

Ingredients

For the crust

  • 8 ounces store-bought vanilla wafers, or 8 ounces Vanilla Snaps

Method

  • Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In the bowl of a food processor, process vanilla wafers to fine crumbs. Add butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt and pulse until ingredients are well mixed and evenly