Microwave Vanilla Cream Pie Variations Recipes

MICROWAVE VANILLA CREAM PIE & VARIATIONS

Steps:

• Mix together sugar, cornstarch, salt and 1/2 cup milk in a 1 1/2 qt.
• casserole until smooth.
• Stir in remaining milk.
• Microwave on HIGH for 5 to 8 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir occasionally the last half of cooking.
• Beat a little of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks, then add the egg yolk mixture to the remaining hot mixture.
• Microwave on HIGH for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir occasionally.
• Blend in butter and vanilla.
• Pour into the cooled baked pastry shell.
• Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy.
• Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
• Spread over filling.
• Seal around edges.
• Microwave on MEDIUM-HIGH for 3 to 4 minutes.
• *Ifmicrowave has a browning element, brown as desired.
• Variations:.
• BANANA CREAM PIE.
• Follow Vanilla Cream Pie recipe as directed except slice 2 medium bananas in the bottom of the 9 inch baked pastry shell.
• Pour vanilla cream pie filling over the bananas.
• Top with meringue.
• BUTTERSCOTCH CREAM PIE.
• Follow Vanilla Cream Pie recipe as directed except substitute the granulated sugar with dark brown sugar and add 3 tablespoons butter instead of the 2 tablespoons butter.
• COCOA CREAM PIE.
• Follow Vanilla Cream Pie recipe as directed except add 1/3 cup cocoa in Step 1 and increase cornstarch to 1/4 cup.
• (I use the larger amount of sugar for this one.) COCONUT CREAM PIE.
• Follow Vanilla Cream pie recipe as directed except add 1 cup coconut to cream pie filling and sprinkle 1/3 cup toasted coconut over the meringue.
• I bake my meringue in my gas oven just because I prefer it that way.

CREAM PIE FILLING - MICROWAVE RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix eggs, sugar and cornstarch together w/ whisk. Add milk. Microwave for 3 mins. Stir, microwave for 3 mins Stir, Microwave for 2 mins. Add 1/2 t. vanilla. Variations: Peanut butter: add 3-4 tsp peanut butteer after cooked. Date Cream: make filling: 4 oz. chopped dates, 1/4 c suagr, 1/4 c water, 1/2 T lemon juice. Bring to boil, simmer for 5 mins. Add date mixturre to vanilla cream filling after it is cooked. Chocolate: add 2 T cocoa to egg mixture. Maple cream: 1 c milk and 1 c maple syrup (replaces other milk) add to mixture in beginning and cook as directed--add little extra cornstarch. Coconut cream: add 1 cup coconut to mixture after it is cooked. Coconut Cream: add 1 coconut after cooked.