Fruit is sweet and making fruit pies low sugar is easy peasy. But wouldn’t you know it, our extended family prefers pudding pies to fruit pies. They’ll eat fruit but not until after the pudding pies are gone. Ugh, right?! Here’s a chocolate cream pie filling recipe that’s super rich, creamy and won’t leave anyone the wiser.
Also check out this fantastic whole wheat butter pie crust recipe.
Demo Recipe
Cuisine
French
Easy to make, but with a big wow factor
Persons
4
Serving Size
1 bowl
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Wait Time
10 minutes
Total Time
30 minutes
Notes
Cool completely! Refrigerate for several hours and up to a couple of days
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy or light cream, or half-and-half
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 5 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar, more for topping
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine cream, vanilla bean and salt and cook over low heat just until hot.
- In a bowl, beat yolks and sugar together until light.
- Pour into four 6-ounce ramekins and place ramekins in a baking dish
- Fill dish with boiling water halfway up the sides of the dishes
- Place ramekins in a broiler 2 to 3 inches from heat source
Nutrition Facts
Demo Recipe
Serves: 4
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Amount Per Serving: 1 bowl
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| Calories | 406.74 kcal | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 41.41 g | 63.1% | |
| Saturated Fat 24.72 g | 120% | |
| Trans Fat | ||
| Cholesterol 315.29 mg | 105% | |
| Sodium 121.49 mg | 5% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 4.3 g | 1.3% | |
| Dietary Fiber 0 | 0 | |
| Sugars 3.79 g | ||
| Protein 5.26 g | ||
| Vitamin A 44.17 % | Vitamin C 0.8 % | |
| Calcium 10.44 % | Iron 2.76 % | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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