Shelly's Recipe

GRIZZLY BEAR PIE

Category: Pies - Miscellaneous

1 lightly pre-baked 9-inch pie shell
6 ounces (about 1 1/2 cups) walnuts
1/2 cup white sugar
2/3 cup honey
3/4 teaspoon salt
8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 whole egg plus 1 yolk
Pinch flaked sea salt, like Maldon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly toast the walnuts on a cookie sheet or in a dry skillet over medium low heat. When the walnuts have cooled, break them up a bit using your hands, and scatter them in the bottom of the pre-baked pie shell.

Make the honey filling: In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine sugar, honey, and salt and stir until blended. Add the butter and cook, stirring, over medium-low heat, until the butter has melted and the mixture comes just to a boil.

Remove mixture from heat and transfer to a medium bowl. Whisk in vanilla, and allow mixture to cool for about 20 minutes or to room temperature.

Once the honey mixture has cooled, whisk in the cream. Add the egg and yolk and whisk again until well combined. Pour the filling over the walnuts, taking care not to overfill the shell (you may have more honey filling than you need; reserve it for another use).

Bake pie for 40-50 minutes or until filling is set but still jiggles slightly, and the pie crust edge is deep golden brown. The pie will continue to set as it cools. Sprinkle the cooled pie with Maldon or other flaked sea salt, if you wish.

Makes one 9-inch pie