Sugar Pie
If you've got brown sugar, butter and eggs, you're most of the way to this Canadian dessert: about 65 minutes of cooking across 8 steps. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 8 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and mixer. At medium difficulty across 8 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten Dairy Egg
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How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch pie dish.
- Place the brown sugar and butter in a mixing bowl, and beat them together with an electric mixer until creamy and very well combined, without lumps.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, incorporating the first egg before adding the next one.
- Add the vanilla extract and salt; beat the flour in, a little at a time, and then the milk, making a creamy batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pie dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes; remove pie, and cover the rim with aluminum foil to prevent burning.
- Return to oven, and bake until the middle sets and the top forms a crusty layer, about 15 more minutes.
- Let the pie cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
You'll use: Oven · Mixer
Watch how it's made
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Ingredient substitutions
- Brown Sugar
- white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
What to serve with Sugar Pie
- Poutine Miscellaneous
- Split Pea Soup Side
- Tourtiere Pork
- Montreal Smoked Meat Beef
Tips & common questions
How long does Sugar Pie take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 8 steps and 7 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of brown sugar?
Try white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Sugar Pie vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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