The Salted Maple Pie
This Salted Maple Pie is a rich, silky dessert featuring pure maple syrup, a buttery crust, and a perfectly balanced sweet-and-salty flavor. With its smooth custard-like filling and caramelized maple notes, this easy maple pie recipe is perfect for fall desserts, holiday gatherings, and cozy winter baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 8–10 slices
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 pie crust (homemade or store-bought)
For the filling:
- 1 cup pure maple syrup
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup whole milk
- 3 large eggs
- 4 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
For finishing:
- Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Place pie crust into a pie dish and crimp edges as desired.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine maple syrup and butter. Heat until butter is melted and mixture is warm (do not boil).
- In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, brown sugar, flour, heavy cream, milk, vanilla extract, and salt until smooth.
- Slowly pour the warm maple mixture into the egg mixture while whisking continuously.
- Pour the filling into the prepared pie crust.
- Bake for 45–55 minutes, until the edges are set and the center is slightly jiggly.
- Remove from oven and let cool completely to set.
- Sprinkle flaky sea salt over the top before serving.
Notes
Use pure maple syrup for the best flavor—avoid artificial syrups.Do not overbake; the center should jiggle slightly and firm up as it cools.Cooling completely is essential for the proper custard texture.Flaky sea salt enhances the caramel-like maple flavor beautifully.
Find it online: https://cookibly.com/the-salted-maple-pie/
