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Old Fashioned Sugar Pie Recipe is a vintage but very popular pie with a gooey brown sugar filling and flaky crust. It’s a simple recipe,
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OLD FASHIONED SUGAR PIE RECIPE
I had a reader ask about an Old Fashioned Sugar Pie Recipe after I posted this Buttermilk Pie. Since I began making the brown sugar pie, it has become one of our favorites.
A lot of people confuse a Chess Pie with Sugar Pie, but they are not the same. In fact, Chess Pie, Sugar Pie, and
A Sugar Pie has a single crust and is filled with a mixture of
Sometimes the Old Fashioned Sugar Pie is referred to as ‘desperation pie’ because it could be made with ingredients that would always be on hand ‘on the farm’,
WHERE DID SUGAR PIE ORIGINATE?
This pie is originally from France. It came to Quebec, and subsequently the rest of Canada, during colonization. Sugar Pie varieties can also be found in other western European countries, as well as throughout the mid-west in the US.
IS TART AU SUCRE THE SAME AS SUGAR PIE?
Yes! Tarte au Sucre is a French term meaning “sugar pie.”
Sugar Pie Recipe
I found a simple version of the recipe in one of my Grandmother’s old recipe books. Basically, there were just measurements and no good instructions. After a couple of tries, it turned out great.
Turns out this recipe is crazy simple to make. I even modified it after initially posting this recipe to an even more simple method of mixing it. Most recipes that have been around for a long time are simple. But, they stand the test of time because they’re also goodand usually economical to make.
This Sugar Pie Recipe has a gooey, sugary consistency. It’s like flan or creme brulee without the caramelized sugar on top. You could totally top this pie with meringue if you’re not meringue-opposed like I am. Instead, I prefer to serve it with whipped cream or ice cream.
What you’ll need to make this recipe
- Butter. Real
butter , no substitution - All-purpose flour.
- Milk.
- Eggs.
- Brownsugar.
- Pure vanilla extract.
- Pie crust. You can make pie crust. I love this Never Fail Pie Crust recipe as well as this Coconut Oil Pie Crust. Of course, you can also purchase a pie crust. This is a regular, not deep dish, pie crust. If you use a deep dish pie crust, you will need to double the filling ingredients as well as cook the pie longer. (I’m not sure about the time, you’ll need to watch and test it.)
Old Fashioned Sugar Pie Tips
As mentioned above, I changed the method for making this pie over time. I mix all the ingredients in a bowl, pour it into the prebaked pie crust, and put it in the oven. It’s so much easier than the way I originally published the recipe.
Likewise, be patient when baking the pie. It takes a long time to bake, especially when you’re dying to taste it. This pie will still be slightly jiggly in the center when it’s done. But the edges will be set and the top will be lightly browned. And, hey, if you take it out of the oven before it’s set, serve it over ice cream as a sauce and it’s still good. #becauseIknow
I updated this post from an earlier version dated October 15, 2017. I made new photos and simplified the recipe instructions.
These were the original photos for this sugar pie.
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Old Fashioned Sugar Pie Recipe
Butter, sugar, and brown sugar cook in a flaky crust to form a gooey pie. It'ss simple yet decadent.
Author: Paula
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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- ½ cup whole milk
- 1 and ½ cups brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 9-inch Pie crust I used a store bought crust
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325°F. Place the pie crust on a cookie sheet (in case it boils over). Blind bake the crust for 10 minutes.
When you remove the crust from the oven after 10 minutes, turn the oven up to 350°F.
In a large bowl, whisk the melted butter, flour, milk, vanilla, and brown sugar.
Whisk the eggs separately, then stir them into the brown sugar mixture.
Pour the mixture into pre-baked pie crust.
Bake at 350°F for 50 to55 minutes. The pie will puff up with the edge appearing brown and 'firm'. The center will be a little jiggly.
Carefully remove the pie from the oven and allow it to cool before cutting.
Serve at room temperature with whipped cream or ice cream.
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It's last 5 to 7 days in the fridge.
Notes
I retested this recipe and made changes to the above ingredient amounts that I believe work better. Below is simply the recipe as originally written.
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2tablespoonsflour
- ½cupwhole milk
- 1 and ½ cups brown sugar
- 2largeeggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (9-inch) Pie crust, I used a store-bought crust
Nutrition
Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 153mg | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 254IU | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 1mg
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