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This delicious Southern Brown Sugar Pie Recipe is an old-fashioned pie recipe that's a sweet and simple pie that is sure to be your new favorite pie. Made a with few basic staple simple ingredients and the perfect treat with each and every bite.
If you love the flavor of brown sugar in recipes, then be sure also to try making some Brown Sugar Baked Peaches or Brown Sugar Dijon Glazed Salmon. For more simple and sweet pies, try making an Easy Sweet Potato Pie or Southern Pecan Pie Recipe.
I have something to share with you. Not every dish will not look perfect.
In fact, some things will look a hot mess and still be completely delicious. One of those things is the recipe I am sharing today for an easy southern brown sugar pie. This pie looks like it has had a rough day and lost. I actually questioned if it was worth sharing or not.
I decided to share it anyway because I want you to know this community is a safe space and my hope is that you will get in the kitchen and experiment. Everything will not be perfect and that is okay. Practice is what makes you better. No one is a five-star worthy cook their first or tenth time in the kitchen. Even though I've mastered how to make the perfect macaron, I will still burn toast. Go figure.
But back to this sweet pie, it looks this way because it rises and becomes puffy while it is baking and then deflates as it cools. Similar to souffle and the famous Milk Bar Crack Pie®.
It's perfectly normal and I feel it has a rustic appeal to it. At any rate, this pie is delicious and one that you want to add to your recipe box to give a try. Trust me, you will love it!
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Ingredients You'll Need
- Brown Sugar - The star and main ingredient of this sugar pie recipe. It also provides a nice layer of rich sweet flavor. Use light brown sugar or dark brown sugar, whichever you prefer.
- Butter - Use salted or unsalted butter, whichever you prefer. Try to select a high-quality butter and be sure to melt it and allow it to come to room temperature before using it to make this recipe.
- Eggs - You will need two large eggs for this recipe. Try to remove them from the refrigerator and allow them to sit at room temperature for easier combining with the rest of the ingredients.
- Milk - For this recipe, I use whole milk and have not tried making this pie with any milk substitute. You could however substitute the whole milk for heavy cream if you prefer or have it on hand.
- All-Purpose Flour - Plain unbleached flour with no additives is needed to make this pie recipe.
- Salt - Kosher salt is what I prefer to use the most when it comes to baking, but any will work.
- Almond Extract - Adds a slightly nutty flavor to the pie, you may use vanilla extract if you prefer.
- Pie Crust - Use a frozen, homemade, or refrigerated store-bought pie crust, a 9-inch regular and not deep dish crust.
See the recipe card below for exact ingredient quantities.
Step By Step Instructions
Begin the recipe by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. Unwrap the packaging of the pie crust (if using refrigerated) and place it in a 9-inch pie pan. Since we're using premade pie dough, there will be no need to prebake the crust or worry about using any pie weights.
In a large mixing bowl, using a mixer, blend together the butter and brown sugar.
Add in the eggs, milk, and almond extract. Add in the dry ingredients, all-purpose flour and salt. Continue mixing until all of the ingredients in the large bowl are combined. The mixture will be thin and runny.
Carefully pour the brown sugar mixture into the prepared unbaked pie shell.
Carefully place into the preheated oven and bake from 50 to 55 minutes until the center of the pie has set and the top has lightly browned. The pie will rise and become puffy while baking, but once removed from the oven it will deflate and settle. This will cause the pie to crack which is normal.
Allow the pie to cool completely before slicing to serve. The pie will have a flaky crust and the filling a rich brown sugar flavor, similar to a brown sugar chess pie. Serve a slice of this pie warm or at room temperature topped with a dollop of fresh whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and enjoy!
Recipe Tips & Tricks
- Make sure the pie crust is at least 9 inches in size. This recipe yields 1 pie.
- The mixture will fill the pie crust almost to the top, so be sure to place a sheet pan underneath the pie as it bakes to prevent it from spilling in the oven.
- Use any flavor extract that you prefer. Try vanilla, lemon, or butter extract.
- If you prefer not to use melted butter, you may use room-temperature butter and combine it together with the brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- If you add warm melted butter to cold ingredients, then the butter will solidify, but continue mixing until the batter smoothes out.
Storage
Once the baked sugar pie has completely cooled, cover the pie with some aluminum foil or plastic wrap, and store it in the refrigerator. You may store the pie in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
📖 Recipe
Brown Sugar Pie
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon almond extract (or any you prefer)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 store bought pie crust, unbaked and thawed if frozen (9-inch)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Unwrap the packaging of the pie crust and place in a pie dish if needed.
- In a large mixing bowl, using a hand mixer or wire whisk, blend together the 4 tablespoons butter and 1 ½ cup brown sugar.
- Add in the 2 large eggs, ½ cup milk, ½ teaspoon almond extract, 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, and ¼ teaspoon salt. Continue mixing until all of the ingredients are combined. The mixture will be thin and runny.
- Carefully pour the mixture into the prepared pie crust.
- Place into the preheated oven and bake from 50 to 55 minutes until the center of the pie has set and the top has lightly browned.
- The pie will rise and become puffy while baking, but once removed from the oven it will deflate and settle. This will cause the pie to crack which is normal.
- Allow the pie to cool completely before cutting to serve. Enjoy!
- Cover and store the pie in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Notes
- Make sure the pie crust is at least 9-inches. This recipe yields 1 pie.
- The mixture will fill the pie crust almost to the top, so be sure to place a sheet pan underneath the pie as it bakes to prevent it from spilling in the oven.
- Use any flavor extract that you prefer. Try vanilla, lemon, or butter extract.
- If you prefer not to use melted butter, you may use room temperature butter and combine it together with the brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- If you add warm melted butter to cold ingredients, then the butter will solidify, but continue mixing until the batter smoothes out.
Nutrition
*All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands used, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
Original post date 02/24/2020. Updated 08/29/2022.
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Have any comments, questions, or more delicious ways to enjoy this Easy Brown Sugar Pie Recipe? Please share them in the comments below!
Reina
Hi,
Can you substitute cream for the milk? Thanks!
LaKita
Hi Reina! I have not tried it, but it should work.
Michelle D
As soon as I come home and when I take my family home, I am surly looking forward to trying this recipe!
LaKita
Hi Michelle! Hope you enjoy!
Michael D Lavallee
This was my favorite pie my mother use to make in my youth. She gave me the recipe 20 years ago, and I bake a sugar pie at least once a month. But never thought of using an extract in the recipe. Next one I'm going to try orange.
LaKita
Glad to hear it Michael! Orange extract sounds delicious.
Kacey Perez
This is one type of pie I haven't tried yet! This seriously looks fantastic and easy to make. Going to save it and try it out at our next family gathering!
LaKita
Thank you! Hope you love it!
Aline
Never had brown sugar pie, but looking at this it's an idea I can definitely get behind for sure!!! I need to catch up to this yumminess ASAP!! Thanks for the recipe!
LaKita
Thank you so much Aline! This is a winning recipe for sure.
Mary Bostow
Oh my this looks amazing, this is a must try!
LaKita
Thank you! Yes, please try it!
Lori | The Kitchen Whisperer
Okay this pie would require me to have some SERIOUS self-control to stop after just one piece! That looks incredible!!!
LaKita
It is very hard to have just one piece!!
Kushigalu
Thanks for sharing all the tips. Love this pie recipe. One of my favorite
LaKita
Thank you so much!
Denise
I never had brown sugar pie, and it looks absolutely delicious that I now WANT brown sugar pie! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
LaKita
Thank you! Give it a try!
Veronika
This pie looks absolutely delicious! Never had it before but want to try to make it sometime soon!
LaKita
Thank you Veronika, you are sure to love it!
Tammy
I've never of such a pie but my goodness it looks like heaven! I definitely need to make this soon...that center is so gorgeous!
LaKita
Thank you so much Tammy!!
Anna
What a scrumptious looking pie! Never had brown sugar pie before, but something tells me I'm really going to like it! Just looking at the photos makes my mouth water!
LaKita
Thank you so much Anna!
Chef Dennis
Super Yum! This Brown Sugar Pie is really mouthwatering that I couldn't stop myself from craving! I am definitely going to make this.
LaKita
Thank you Chef Dennis! I do hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Elaine
One of those pies you want to make over and over again - definitely the recipe I will hold on to. Great tips to make the pie, too!
LaKita
Thank you Elaine! It is a good recipe to hang on to.