Description
A refreshing Cantaloupe Pie featuring a sweet melon and tangy lime filling in a buttery shortcrust pastry, topped with whipped cream. This easy cantaloupe pie recipe is perfect for summer.
Ingredients
Scale
- For the Pastry:
- 250 g plain flour
- 125 g butter
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp cold water
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
- Pinch of salt
- For the Cantaloupe Cream:
- 1 ripe cantaloupe melon
- Juice of 2 limes
- ½ cup caster sugar
- ⅓ cup cornflour
- 4 medium egg yolks
- ¼ cup cold water
- 25 g unsalted butter
- 125 ml whipping cream
- ¼ cup icing sugar
Instructions
- Make the Pastry: Sift flour into a bowl, rub in cubed butter until it resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add egg, sugar, salt, and cold water. Knead lightly into a dough, wrap, and chill for 30 minutes.
- Roll dough and line a pie tin. Cover with baking paper, fill with ceramic baking beans, and blind bake at 180°C (350°F) for 20 minutes.
- Remove beans, bake for 10 more minutes. Cool.
- Prepare the Cantaloupe Cream: Peel, de-seed, and cube cantaloupe. Blend into a smooth puree.
- Heat puree in a saucepan over low-medium heat, stir in sugar.
- Mix lime juice, cold water, and cornflour until smooth. Stir into melon puree.
- Beat egg yolks separately, add 1 tbsp of hot melon mixture to temper, then whisk back into the pan until thickened.
- Remove from heat, stir in butter until silky. Pour into cooled pastry case.
- Beat whipping cream with icing sugar until stiff peaks form. Pipe or spread over set melon filling.
- Refrigerate for at least 6 hours (overnight preferred) before slicing.
Notes
- This cantaloupe pie is best served chilled.
- For best results, refrigerate overnight.
- This recipe can be adapted with other melon varieties.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking and Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: Approx. 370 kcal per slice (for 8 slices)
- Sugar: Approx. 30g
- Sodium: Approx. 100mg
- Fat: Approx. 20g
- Saturated Fat: Approx. 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: Approx. 8g
- Trans Fat: Approx. 0g
- Carbohydrates: Approx. 40g
- Fiber: Approx. 2g
- Protein: Approx. 4g
- Cholesterol: Approx. 80mg
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