impossible pie

Crust-forming baked custard

Impossible pie is a dessert that forms its own crust during baking.

The batter—typically containing eggs, butter, sugar, milk, coconut, and bisquick or flour—separates as it bakes, creating distinct layers with a crust on the bottom.

The name comes from the seemingly impossible self-crusting action: My grandmother's impossible pie recipe never fails.

Related

clafoutis · eggs · milk · butter · flour · sugar · filling · layering · oven · quiche · separating · mixture · magic · flan · pudding · vanilla extract · mixing · nutmeg

Opposites
construction method

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Stacked frosted dessert

napoleon · icebox pie

culinary complexity

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Layered puff pastry dessert

pâte feuilletée · croissant dough · croissant · laminated dough · choux pastry

structural approach

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Insignificant matter or thing

icebox cake · napoleon · tiramisu · parfait

Family

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Top 500,000
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Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G