AMISH SUGAR CREAM PIE
Amish Sugar Cream Pie
This has been one of the most popular pie recipes in the history of the Amish Cook column. Â It's a creamy, delicious, and easy pie to make. Â If you have not tried sugar cream pie, this is a must try!
Every state has their culinary specialties,whether that is lobster in Maine, potatoes in Idaho, or citrus in Florida. Â For the state of Indiana, it's sugar cream pie. Â This sweet confection in a crust seems to be something that was born in the hardscrabble, thrifty, sensibility of this Midwestern state. Â The recipe probably has its roots in the Great Depression when simple sweets were in demand, but money for rich chocolates and expensive desserts was in short supply. Â The Amish have adopted sugar cream pie as one of their favorites. Â There are numerous variations on this pie recipe, but they all are similar. There are no eggs in the pie, so it doesn't have custard qualities. Here is a common version given to me by an Amish family in Indiana. Â While you do find sugar cream pies in Amish kitchens throughout the Midwest, it seems that they are most popular in Indiana Amish homes. Â The recipe seems to have deep roots in the Hoosier state, especially among the Swiss Amish of the Berne area. These pictures are some sugar cream pie my wife's aunt made over the weekend. Â Note the homemade whipped cream in the bowl. Yum!!! Â Now you can try the pie yourself with this recipe:
AMISH SUGAR CREAM PIE
- 3 /4 cup sugar
- 1 /4 cup cornstarch
- 1 /2 cup margarine
- 2 1 /4 cup whole milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- cinnamon to taste (1 - 2 teaspoons, more if you like cinnamon!)
- Cook together sugar, milk, and cornstarch. Â When thickened, add margarine and vanilla. Â Pour into a baked pie shell. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Â Chill
Teresa
This looks delicious, love the pictures. It almost looks baked with the topping, but it's not! I am going to try this easy recipe, thank you.
Lowell
Except for the cinnamon, I have the same recipe and it was called Indiana Cream Pie when I got it. From where? I have no idea, but it's good.
Lowell
Wendy P
No fair posting something like this when I'm trying to cut down after the holidays!
Barbara Thomas
Kevin, just made tonight after you posted - fabulous!!! Had already cut up strawberries and mixed with blueberries for dessert. Served on the side, and husband LOVED!!! Very delicate taste and consistancy and we are always happy to have cinnamon on or in anything. Thanks so much...you are ruining my New Year resolve!!!!
Kevin
Good to hear that, Barbara! And I am ruining my own New Year's resolve!:(
Leyda M.
Kevin, I made the pie last night and my husband and teen son almost ate the whole thing if I wouldn't have stopped them :). It was a hit here in our Central California home :).
Kevin
Thanks for spreading the tradition to the Golden State!:)
Carolyn Reel
We are from Kokomo, In originaly,live in Fl now.They had a great resturant in the past named Duke's and they served their specialty Duke's cream pie. I make it at least 4 times a year my son's favorite and always has one for his birthday too. It is so good.!
Sue Harvey
Kevin....Bless you. I have a friend who served this to my hubby and me a few years ago. He's from Indiana/ southern Mi area. He's been very anxious about health issues and I'm going to make this for him as a "we love you and get well token" Perfect...better than my so-so muffins!
Barbara
Could you make the recipes so we can print them off or "printable version"?? 🙂 🙂
Kevin
Barbara - Thanks for the reminder. I have gotten "lazy" on this lately. I'll start putting the recipes again in printable format! - Kevin
carla
could someone tell me what it taste like? I just can't seem to imagine what it would be like with just those ingredients. I don't like milk but I'm finding myself thinking it would taste like milk. I really want to make this but I dont' want to waste my little ingredients if I'm not going to like it if you know what it means. Could someone please describe it(the taste) it to me if they could? Thanks
Kevin
Like a sweet custard, Carla...it is yummy!
K. Bennett
My family recipe is similar but no butter, just sugar, heavy cream and cornstarch. Very rich and yummy, 1 pie serves many because it is so rich.
Both sides of my family are from Covington, IN. Have wonderful memories of visiting and Saturday dinners (that lunch to outsiders) at my grandmother’s. She baked fresh bread, rolls and cream pie every sat. Morning. Alas, no more, not very many relatives still left there, including me.
Kevin Williams
Thanks for sharing, I am familiar with Covington, I gave a talk at the public library there years ago...The Commercial-News out of Danville used to cover the county so well, but like many papers, they are a shell of their former selves...
Marilyn Tolan
Can this be made with half and half in place of whole milk? TYM
Kevin Williams
You could use half and half, you wouldn't notice a big difference at all.