Sugar Cream Pie
This Christmas Sugar Cream Pie recipe is my favorite for the holidays. This is a delicious creamy pie decorated with holiday sprinkles for a festive look. The filling is silky and rich – perfect for any occasion. The crust is a no-roll pie crust which makes it fabulous to throw together for the busy holiday season.
This sugar cream pie is to die for, people. To die for! You are going to love it so much and it will look so purdy on your holiday dessert tables. I’m dreaming of all of the Christmas recipes along with a white Christmas…and this Christmas Sugar Cream Pie is very dreamy and delicious!
Christmas is so soon and I’m one happy, festive girl. The presents have been wrapped and the holiday cards in the mailbox. What is not to love about this season? Well, when it’s all over is only party I don’t love, but we won’t think about that right now.
This sugar cream pie is a very classic recipe, and it is the definition of simplicity in a pie dish. I know pie recipes are a staple this time of year. That may be what makes it so beautiful looking and so delicious! I’ve tried for years to recreate this delicious pie and this year; I really believe I nailed it. It is a joy to eat and a seriously impressive dessert. I love anything with holiday sprinkles on top (see my Christmas Sugar Cookie Bites).
When it comes to holiday pies, I love this sweet and creamy sugar cream pie! This pie is rich and sweet, the sprinkles give this dessert a festive look that makes it perfect when making pies for Christmas! This pie couldn’t be any simpler.
You’ll want to make this for every get together possible this year. Yes, it’s that good! You can use all different sprinkles depending on what occasion you’re making this for. Think: Valentine’s Day sprinkles for February or spring-colored sprinkles Easter!
You can really take this pie over the top with a dollop of homemade whipped cream on top before serving. If you aren’t in the mood for making your own whipped topping using heavy whipping cream, you can substitute for some pre-made whipped topping (also known as Cool Whip).
Using pre-made whipped topping will not drastically change the flavor of this wonderful Christmas pie, so do whatever you have time for. Simplicity is my best friend this time of the year.
Tips and Tricks:
- You can use a premade pie crust if you like to save time.
- You can also use an oreo or golden oreo crust or even a graham cracker crust would work in this recipe.
- While you can use any holiday sprinkles I find that the holiday jimmie type sprinkles tend to have the colors run less.
- Store this pie in the fridge for up to 4 or 5 days.
This is an easy and classic Christmas dessert that will soon become a family heirloom! You can even make this pie in advance. I hope you try it soon and enjoy it as much as we did.
Here are some other holiday pie recipes to try:
Salted Honey Pie – sweet and salty flavored dessert with an irresistible custard filling, perfect flakey pie crust, and is absolutely delectable!
Caramel Apple Pie – the crumb topping is delicious and this pie is easy to make. It is the perfect dessert for any season!
Mini Pecan Pumpkin Pies – all that is wonderful about the holidays rolled into one bite size treat! No need to choose between pumpkin pie or pecan pie anymore!
No-Bake Cinnamon French Silk Pie – uses a homemade graham cracker crust OR ready-made pie crust, rich chocolate filling, sturdy, homemade whipped cream, and fancy chocolate curls for a beautiful presentation.
Chocolate Pie – homemade chocolate pudding from scratch, perfectly fluffy whipped cream, and it is easier to make than you might think!
Sugar Cream Pie
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter melted
- 6 tablespoons water
- 4 tablespoons holiday sprinkles
Pie Filling
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup butter cubed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- whipped cream for topping optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl using a wooden spoon mix together the flour, salt, 1 ½ teaspoons sugar and baking powder.
- Stir in the ⅔ cup melted butter and water.
- Stir together until everything is combined.
- Stir in 1 tablespoon of holiday sprinkles.
- It will still be crumbly, but that is fine.
- Pat the dough evenly across the bottom of the pie pan and up the sides.
- Bake the crust for 10-12 minutes until the crust turns just slightly golden.
- When you remove the crust from the oven lower the oven temperature to 375 degrees.
Pie Filling
- In a saucepan, add your 1 cup of sugar, cinnamon and ¼ cup cornstarch.
- Turn the heat to medium and whisk in the milk slowly.
- Continue whisking and stirring constantly until the mixture comes up to a boil.
- Let the mixture boil for 2 minutes while still stirring constantly.
- Remove pan from the heat and whisk in your vanilla and the cubed butter.
- Set the pan aside to cool slightly.
- Once the filling has cooled slightly add in 1 ½ tablespoons holiday sprinkles. Just stir once to incorporate these as you don’t want them to melt or the colors to bleed.
- Pour the filling into the crust and sprinkle the remaining sprinkles on top.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove and let cool.
- Once the pie is cool place in the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours. Enjoy!
Notes
- You can use a premade pie crust if you like to save time.
- You can also use an oreo or golden oreo crust or even a graham cracker crust would work in this recipe.
- While you can use any holiday sprinkles I find that the holiday jimmie type sprinkles tend to have the colors run less.
- Store this pie in the fridge for up to 4 or 5 days.
Thank you.
You have a lot of memory recipes..
The crust for this pie was awesome