Ingredients
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1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
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1/4 cup cold water
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1/3 cup sugar (or more, depending on how sweet you prefer the filling)
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2 tablespoons cornstarch
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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2 cups good-quality commercially-prepared eggnog (not low fat)
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1 teaspoon rum extract
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1 cup whipping cream, whipped
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1 pastry shells, baked (9-inch)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over water; let stand for 1 minute.
- In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt.
- Stir in eggnog until smooth, bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes, or until thickened.
- Stir in gelatin until dissolved.
- Remove from heat; cool to room temperature.
- Stir in extracts.
- Fold in whipped cream.
- Pour into pastry shell.
- Refrigerate until firm (about 3 or more hours).