Christmas

Raspberry Pie with Eggnog Whipped Cream

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December 14, 2015
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2 Ratings
Raspberry Pie with Eggnog Whipped Cream
Photo by Bobbi Lin
  • Makes one 9-inch pie
Author Notes

Every year, my mom makes this delicious eggnog custard, which she serves with raspberry sauce. The two flavors are forever linked in my mind—rich, creamy nog (oh, that hint of nutmeg!) and tart, bright raspberries. I turned it into a pie, made with raspberries (fresh or frozen, then thawed), and added the eggnog to the whipped cream. —Erin Jeanne McDowell

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • Raspberry Pie
  • 2x recipe All Buttah Pie Crust (https://food52.com/recipes...)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 tablespoons cornstarch
  • pinch salt
  • 5 cups raspberries (fresh or frozen and then thawed)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
  • egg wash, as needed for finishing
  • turbinado sugar, as needed for finishing
  • Eggnog Whipped Cream
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup eggnog
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • a few gratings fresh nutmeg
Directions
  1. Roll out half of the pie crust to about 1/8-inch thick. Transfer it to a pie plate, and trim the edge so there is only 1/2-inch of overhang all around. Chill the dough inside the pie plate for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
  2. To make the filling, whisk the sugar, cornstarch, and salt together in a large bowl. Add the raspberries and toss well to coat. Add the vanilla extract and toss to combine.
  3. Arrange the filling inside the pie plate in an even layer, dot the surface with the butter pieces, then chill again.
  4. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the remaining dough to 1/8-inch thick. Cut about sixteen 1 1/2 inch-wide strips from your rolled out pie dough using a pastry wheel and a straightedge.
  5. Lay half of the strips, evenly spaced, nearly touching each other, across the pie vertically. Once all the pieces are placed, rotate the pie 90 degrees so that the strips are running horizontally.
  6. Pull the top strip back halfway across the pie. Skip the next piece, then fold back the following piece. Repeat until every other piece is folded back. Now place a lattice strip vertically in the center of the pie. Fold the horizontal pieces you pulled back down over this strip. (The new vertical strip will be under the pieces you folded back, and over the pieces you left in place.)
  7. Repeat the process, this time pulling the strips you did not move the first time. Again, pull every other strip back and place a lattice strip vertically, spaced about 1/2 inch from the vertical strip next to it. Fold the horizontal pieces you pulled back down over this strip.
  8. Continue until you’ve made it all the way across one half of the pie. Now rotate the pie 180 degrees and repeat the process on the other side.
  9. Trim the excess lattice so it’s only slightly longer than the bottom crust. Tuck the lattice and the excess bottom crust under, making it flush with the pie plate. Crimp the edges with a floured fork.
  10. Chill the whole pie for 15-30 minutes. Egg wash the pie and sprinkle generously with turbinado sugar.
  11. Bake the pie in a preheated 425 degree Fahrenheit oven until the crust is deeply golden and the filling is bubbly, 35-40 minutes. If the crust begins to brown too quickly, reduce the oven temperature to 375° F and/or tent the crust with foil. Cool at least 40 minutes before slicing and serving.
  12. To make the eggnog whipped cream, whip the cream and eggnog on medium high speed until soft peaks form. Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg and whip to medium-stiff peaks. Serve with slices of the finished, cooled pie.
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Erin Jeanne McDowell
I always have three kinds of hot sauce in my purse. I have a soft spot for making people their favorite dessert, especially if it's wrapped in a pastry crust. My newest cookbook, Savory Baking, came out in Fall of 2022 - is full of recipes to translate a love of baking into recipes for breakfast, dinner, and everything in between!

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3 Reviews

mandyjean
mandyjean February 20, 2024
I had a stash of garden raspberries in my freezer that I wanted to be the star of the show. This recipe was perfect for that. The crust turned out perfectly flaky and the filling was bright and sweet. I didn't have eggnog so I made regular whipped cream. It was a hit at the dinner party! I will be making this again if the garden gods deliver another bumper crop of raspberries.
 
AgathaX
AgathaX December 25, 2019
Used this as a starting point. I don't do traditional rolled crusts. I don't do them often enough to be good at them, so I do not do them at all. Instead, for the bottom crust I used this shortcut piecrust from Splendid Table (https://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/shortcut-piecrust), and for the top I used this crumb topping (https://www.crazyforcrust.com/how-to-make-crumble-topping-for-fruit-pies/). The pie got good reviews from the Christmas dinner crowd. I used 42 ounces of (thawed) frozen berries which was a little too much. (In the future I think I'd try 30 ounces of frozen berries and 6 ounces of fresh, and work down from there if still too much.) I also added four tablespoons of tapioca in addition to the corn starch. There was a lot of run over which was manageable because I set the pie plate on a sheet pan to bake. I accidentally skipped the dotting with butter step, but given the crumb topping this was not a big deal. The crumb topping made too much topping and in the future I'll make about 2/3 of the recipe of the topping. I did not make the egg nog whipped cream but did grate nutmeg onto the top. An excellent Christmas dessert.
 
Ab
Ab December 21, 2018
Can you make this ahead of time before baking? Or at least the filling and crust separately?