A classic Southern dessert, Brown Sugar Pie has a richly flavored filling that's pleasingly sweet with a soft pecan pie-like texture, and needs only five ingredients. Make this crowd-pleasing sugar pie today!
Prepare the crust: Prepare a single pie crust recipe. Roll out the pie dough, then ease into a 9-inch pie pan. Chill the pie shell in the freezer for 15 minutes while you prepare the filling.
Make the filling: While the pie shell is chilling, whisk the eggs in a large bowl. Add the brown sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt, and whisk together until the filling is well combined and smooth.
Pour filling into the chilled pie shell.
Bake the pie for 45 to 55 minutes or until the filling is golden brown, gooey, but set. It will puff up during baking, but will settle as it cools. You may need to put aluminum foil around pie crust edges about halfway through the cooking time to prevent them from getting too brown.
Allow pie to cool on a cooling rack, then refrigerate to set up further.
Serve chilled or at room temperature. Top with fresh whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Storage instructions: This pie will keep for several days. You can keep it in the refrigerator, but it's not strictly necessary.
Recipe Notes
I recommend my homemade all-butter pie crust recipe, using a single crust 9 : 6 : 3 recipe ratio of flour, butter, and water (by weight).Dark brown sugar really emphasizes the molasses flavor, but you can use light brown sugar as well.Variations:
For a 9-inch deep-dish pie, double the recipe (though using 3 eggs), and increase the baking time to 55 to 60 minutes.
For a 7-inch pie pan, prepare ½ the recipe (using 1 egg), and reduce the baking time to 30 to 40 minutes.
If you prefer your pie in hand-held form, consider making Brown Sugar Pie Bars. They're portion-controlled bits of pie goodness!