“This is a very old recipe that I got from a friend. This version of the classic sweet, rich Chess Pie includes evaporated milk and crunchy cornmeal.” - by SAUNDRA
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
Original recipe yields 1 - 9 inch pie
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in milk until mixture is smooth. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Mix in cornmeal, then pour mixture into pastry shell.
- Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, until set in center.
Nutrition
Amount Per Serving (8 total)
- Calories
- 455 cal
- 23%
- Fat
- 20 g
- 31%
- Carbs
- 64.1 g
- 21%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Reviews (15)
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"I was a little nervous when making this pie because I never seen or heard of it before, but the ingredients are what peaked my curiousity & of course my Grandmother's confirmation that it's old favori..." See morete. Well it was truly delicious. I made 2 for Thanksgiving. Instead of using all Vanilla Extract, I added 1/2 Tblspn. of Vanilla Extract & 1/2 Tblspn. Lemon Extract. Next time I won't preheat the oven too long, there was too much spilling over & I'll use a deep dish pie crust. This is a keeper."
SAMOORE112
"This was definitely an easy recipe to prepare. However, I found that the top gets too brown when you cook it for an hour. I would suggest covering the top with aluminum foil to prevent this. I had ..." See morehoped the final result would be a little lighter."
ANGELALOZOYA
"Is this recipe using condensed milk or evaporated milk. In the summary states condensed, but in recipe states evaporated. Used this recipe with the evaporated and seemed to be runny after cooking. ..." See moreLet it cook for another 20 minutes and filling was thicker, but was very sweet."
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