Dad's Sugar Cream Pie

This sugar cream pie recipe has been passed down through the generations since the early 1900s. Serve for any occasion.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 401 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups milk
• 1 (9 inch) baked pie crust
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 0.25 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.25 cup cornstarch

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine milk, sugar, and butter together in a 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat; cook and stir until butter melts, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour about 1 cup milk mixture into a bowl and whisk cornstarch into mixture until smooth. Pour milk-cornstarch mixture back into the saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

Step 2

Pour milk mixture into pie crust and sprinkle with nutmeg. Refrigerate pie until firm, about 3 hours.