Cranberry Chess Pie

Name: Cranberry Chess Pie
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 (9") store-bought or homemade prebaked pie crust; 12 oz. fresh or frozen cranberries; 1½ cups (300 g) sugar; ¾ tsp. kosher salt; 1 Tbsp. finely grated lemon zest (from 1 lemon); 1 Tbsp. plus 1½ tsp. fine-ground cornmeal; 1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour; 4 large eggs, room temperature; ½ cup heavy cream; 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, slightly cooled; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; ¼ cup fresh lemon juice; Powdered sugar (for serving; optional)

Instructions

A popular Southern dessert said to originate in England, chess pie consists of staple ingredients: eggs, butter, and sugar, bound with cornmeal, flour, or both. While some recipes rely on tangy buttermilk to offset the rich custard, this version uses lemon juice and barely cooked cranberries instead.

Updated at: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 02:26:57 GMT