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A slice of golden, flaky pastry drizzled with Honey Pie and topped with sesame seeds, served on a blue ceramic plate with a honey dipper in the background.

Honey Pie

This old-fashioned honey pie is a Southern classic with a silky custard filling made from real honey, eggs, and cream in a flaky homemade crust. It’s comforting, beautiful, and surprisingly simple to make.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
2 hours
Total Time 3 hours
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Southern
Calories: 390
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Crust
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour - for crust
  • 1 cup cold unsalted butter - cubed
  • 1 tablespoon sugar - for crust
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt - for crust
  • 0.25 cup ice water - add slowly
For the Filling
  • 0.75 cup wildflower honey - or any pure honey
  • 3 eggs - room temperature
  • 0.75 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter - melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract - or vanilla bean paste
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt - for filling
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch - for thickening
For Serving
  • — — whipped cream - for serving
  • — — extra honey - for drizzling

Equipment

  • 1 9-inch pie pan
  • 1 Large mixing bowl
  • 1 Wire whisk
  • 1 Measuring cups/spoons
  • 1 Rolling pin
  • 1 Fine mesh strainer

Method
 

  1. Cut butter into flour, add water, and chill dough before prebaking in the pie pan.
    Pie crust ingredients on a marble counter with soft daylight, including cubed cold butter, flour, whipped cream cheese, ice water, a jar of honey, and bowls of salt and sugar.
  2. Roll out chilled dough, fit it into a 9-inch pie pan, and blind bake until golden.
    Prebaked pie crust with crimped edges in a clear glass dish, lightly golden and ready for filling.
  3. Whisk eggs and slowly combine with warm honey and cream to make smooth custard.
    Honey pie custard filling in a saucepan being stirred with a wooden spoon, thick and creamy.
  4. Pour filling into crust and bake until edges are set and center gently jiggles.
    Unbaked honey pie with smooth golden custard in a fluted pie crust, set in a glass pie dish.
  5. Cool pie completely, chill for 2 hours, then slice and serve with whipped cream.
    A slice of golden, flaky pastry drizzled with Honey Pie and topped with sesame seeds, served on a blue ceramic plate with a honey dipper in the background.

Nutrition

Serving: 120gCalories: 390kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 5gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 115mgSodium: 160mgPotassium: 85mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 800IUCalcium: 45mgIron: 1.2mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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