Raspberry Custard Pie is the perfect homemade pie for summer, or any season and my sister-in-law's raspberry pie recipe is one that you can make easily in your kitchen.
🥧 About this pie
If you know anything about our site and food preferences, you know that we like our homemade pie. You can make this easy raspberry dessert in just over an hour, and if you take the easy way out and use a store-bought crust, it takes even less time.
This past Sunday afternoon I found myself in the kitchen following a maiden voyage to Costco just up the road in Green Bay.
The scads of berries overwhelmed me, and so using a special dinner being planned at our church this week for an excuse, I loaded up my cart not knowing exactly what I would be making.
🥘 What's in it
For this Raspberry Pie Filling
- Raspberries
- Milk
- Sugar
- Eggs
- Cornstarch
After a couple of short hours, along with nearly a dozen eggs and nine or ten cups of flour, the resulting five pies gave me a pretty sound answer.
Have you ever made a homemade pie? If not, this is the perfect time to start.
Don't be afraid of messing up. Have some extra flour and crust ingredients available. Make a mess, have fun and learn how to make your raspberry pie!
A couple of hints for making a Homemade Pie Crust
- The ratio of dry (flour) ingredients to wet (water) can vary depending on many factors including altitude and humidity.
- For this reason, use the measurements in the recipe as a guide.
- Don't be afraid to add a little bit extra of one or the other, whatever you need to make the dough workable.
Here are some other great summer dessert recipes that you might enjoy!
📖 Recipe
Rasberry Custard Pie
Ingredients
for the crust
for the filling
- 4 cups fresh raspberries (About 1 pint - enough to cover the top of the pie.)
- 1 ¾ cups milk
- ¾ cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch may use flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
for the crust
- Combine flour, shortening, sugar, and salt.
- Work together with a fork until consistency is pebbly
- In separate small mixing bowl, beat egg and add water and vinegar, beat again.
- Add liquid mixture to flour and shortening
- Stir with fork and combine thoroughly and from into a ball.
- Roll out on floured surface.
for the filling
- Combine milk, sugar, eggs,
- and cornstarch and mix thoroughly.
- Pour mixture into pie shell.
- Add berries to the custard mixture.
- Place in oven and bake for 45 to 60 minutes until crust is golden brown.
- Allow to cool before serving. Custard should set as it cools.
Notes
- Variations in relative humidity can affect quantity of water necessary to form and roll dough.
- Don't be afraid to add small amounts of water to achieved desired consistency.
- Be generous with the amount of flour used on rolling surface.
- To place crust in pan, roll it on pin, place pin over pan and then unroll.
- Don't be afraid to add small amounts of water to achieved desired consistency.
- Brush an egg wash over the top crust prior to baking. This provides a rich, brown glaze.
- Gently rinse fresh raspberries immediately before use, pat try with paper towel.
- Frozen raspberries should be allowed to thaw and drain completely in colander before baking.
Resa
Can you sub any other fresh berries that are in season? For example, I was thinking about using fresh cranberries.
Dan from Platter Talk
I think cranberries would be terrific in this pie. I would consider chopping. them up though. Or, maybe use them whole. Let us know the results and thanks for the excellent question.
Alicia
We have loads of black raspberries in our yard and tried this pie this week. Pies are usually a big hit here but my hubby and kids thought it was just okay. It wasn't very pretty and the flavor was sort of so-so. A piping of whipped cream might make it prettier, but that would add even more to the calories. I made a black raspberry cobbler also and that was a huge hit (I ended up making another the next day). For the amount of calories, I'd go another way with raspberries in the future.
Dan from Platter Talk
Thanks for the comments, Alicia. We hoe you find the pie of your dreams this summer and be sure to keep us updated!
Jessy @ The Life Jolie
Raspberries are one of my favorite fruits- this is such a beautiful pie! Looks delicious!
Jayashree
Pie looks awesome. Thanks for sharing at Saucy Saturday . Have a great day !
Carol at Wild Goose Tea
I crave raspberries. Their season is sooooooooooooo short. I am already waiting for it. I also crave pie. This is a match made in heaven as far as I am concerned. I have never made raspberry pie in this manner before. I pinned it.
Lori Vachon
This would be a fabulous treat at our house, pinning 🙂
KC the Kitchen Chopper
Delish Pie, I mean Eye Candy. Love to look, but I force myself not to get into baking. I might like it! 🙂
Dan from Platter Talk
Don't change anything, KC!! 🙂
Tara Noland
I am completely drooling thinking of this gorgeous pie, kudos!!
Dan from Platter Talk
Thank you, Tara. This one is always a keeper.
Sandra Shaffer
Holy cow what an amazing spread!! Creamy custard is so delucious! Great use of those gorgeous berries!
Dan from Platter Talk
Thanks, Sandra; aren't fresh berries the best?!
Patty Anderson
The pies look glorious.
Dan from Platter Talk
Thanks, Patty. It's a favorite of ours!