Oatmeal Pie Recipe
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A recipe for Oatmeal Pie that would make any holiday spread that much sweeter.
The holiday season always inspires me to try new recipes—especially desserts! And most especially pies. I like the ease of a pie, as well as the versatility. An empty pie crust is like a blank piece of paper, a blank canvas if you will. What will it become? Sweet and gooey, bubbling over with fruit goodness? Or savory and comforting with a cheese or cream base? Oh, the beauty of the pie.
This week I’m sticking to dessert pies. I’ve been testing a few new recipes and tweaking some old favorites, so this week I’ll be sharing a different recipe each day with you. A whole week of pies! Yay for pies! So grab your fork, an empty pie crust, and save some room for a piece (or three) of pie.
This week of pie recipes begins with an old-fashioned, yet new to me, Oatmeal Pie. I’ve had quite a hankering for a good oatmeal cookie for about a week now which made me wonder about making an oatmeal pie. I did a quick search for Oatmeal Pie, and of course it exists. What combination of food doesn’t?
Anyway, it was interesting to read about the history of this pie. According to Steven over at Food.com, in the South during the Civil War, Oatmeal Pie was made as a substitute for Pecan Pie when pecans were in short supply, or perhaps as a less-expensive option.
The ingredients are pretty much the same, with more spices added to the oatmeal version. Personally I found it more than satisfying, and by no means a substitution—more like a fine addition to the dessert table.
I think you’ll enjoy this one very much. Yes, yes I do.
Oatmeal Pie Recipe
Oatmeal Pie Recipe
This pie is similar to Pecan Pie and oh so wonderful for any dessert menu.
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup melted butter (I used salted.)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups quick-cooking oatmeal (uncooked)
- 1 (9-inch) pie crust, unbaked
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
In a large whisk together sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt.
Stir in beaten eggs, corn syrup, melted butter and vanilla until combined.
Mix in oatmeal.
Pour into an unbaked 9-inch pie crust.
Bake for 45-50 minutes. If needed, cover crust with aluminum foil to avoid burning.
If you can wait long enough, let cool to allow filling to firm up a bit. Although served warm and gooey with a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream is divine!
Notes
Adapted from Old Fashioned Oatmeal Pie recipe found on Food.com.
I love oatmeal yet never thought of baking pie with it! This looks insanely yum 🙂
This pie sounds perfect! Love the flavour!
I love the look of this! I’m not sure I’ll be able to convince my boyfriend to give up his beloved pecans, but if I have to eat it all myself, so be it 😉
There’s nothing saying you can’t have a piece of both? 😉
Oh this looks good! We love oatmeal and pie over here, so I know this would be a big hit!
This is my kind of pie! Pinned!
This looks fabulous, Amy!!!
We did something like this last year for Christmas and it was SO GOOD – made me actually love oatmeal again!
Would do this over pecan pie any day of the week. Loooove it. And healthier, too, no?? Hope you have a lovely Thanksgiving, Amy 🙂
This pie sounds fabulous, Amy! Pinned!
I grew up eating Oatmeal pie as it was one that my grandmother made almost weekly. She was a fantastic pie bake for a drugstore lunch counter that made 65 pies twice a week for years. She added a little molasses in her recipe that is much like the one written above.
This looks amazing, I love Oatmeal, never had it in a pie,what a great idea !!
Oh my gosh. This is like everything I could ever want in a pie. It’s like streusel in a pie crust. Oh my gosh.
This is unbelievable.
Pinning!
Yum! This looks SO fabulous…love it!
I have made this before. It taste like a pecan pie, except oatmeal instead of nuts, which I love! Its good with unsweetened or very lightly sweetened whipped cream.
Vintage recipe for sure!
I think I could have a slice of this for breakfast! I’ve never had oatmeal pie, it looks so good!
Looks delicious! What about adding chocolate chips?? I like chocolate chip pecan pie. So maybe chocolate chip oatmeal pie? Yum.
Austyn,
I think chocolate chips is a splendid idea!
I have never heard of this kind of pie before. It looks great. It’s like a mix between a pecan pie and an oatmeal cookie. Yummy!
Yum, yum! Definitely dreaming of this for Thanksgiving!
Oatmeal pie is fantastic. Try it with a scoop of cinnamon ice cream. Delish! It’s been a while since I’ve had it. Definately adding this to our Thanksgiving dessert table.
So excited to see this today…. I was wanting pecan pie for Thanksgiving, but I’ve been having a terrible time the last few times I’ve eaten pecans. Thank you for a wonderful nut free solution!!!