Old Fashioned Molasses Pie – a simple PA Dutch pie. Similar to a shoofly pie – but different. Chewy, sweet, unique – delicious! Vegan friendly, too!

Just to prevent any confusion – I will start this off by letting everyone know that this is not a shoofly pie. Though the ingredients are very similar, the process is a bit different.

With this Molasses Pie, you will mix up all the filling ingredients.

A shoofly pie is simply – yet cleverly – layered. Doesn’t sound like it would make a big difference but it absolutely does.

Which gets me thinking – how in the world have I not shared my shoofly pie recipe yet? Coming straight outta Lancaster, you’d think it was one of the first recipes I would have shared. In the meantime – here’s my recipe for Shoofly Cupcakes.

So I’m on a bit of a molasses kick. I started off by baking this Pumpkin Molasses Bread and got into a frenzy for the stuff.  

I almost forgot how much I enjoy the flavor of molasses – it’s sweet, complex, almost earthy flavor.

The key to achieving the best results with molasses is using it in moderation. Too much molasses is not a good thing – it’s very overpowering and will absolutely ruin your baked goods. Folks in my neck of the woods have a tendency to get a bit heavy handed with it.

This is a ridiculously quick and simple pie to make. Use any butter substitute and it’s vegan.

This pie turns out a bit fluffy cake like yet chewy. My daughter described it as a chewy cake inside a pie crust. The flavor can be best described as similar to a shoofly pie. If you’ve never had a shoofly pie, then I’ll have to say it’s in a flavor profile all of it’s own. You definitely taste the molasses, but it’s not in your face molasses. Perfect amount of chewy sweet goodness.  

Consider this Molasses Pie a must try. As simple as it is to make, it’s a must try asap.

I hope you enjoy this Old Fashioned Molasses Pie. It’s unique and delicious and very well could become a new family favorite.

Thanks for stopping by!

Amanda ♥

Old Fashioned Molasses Pie

Amanda

Molasses Pie – a not as well known PA Dutch pie. Chewy, sweet, unique – delicious!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course baked goods

Cuisine American, PA Dutch, Pennsylvania Dutch

Servings 6 -8 slices

Ingredients

  

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• 1 prepared 9″ pie crust
• 3/4 cup flour heaping
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoon butter or butter substitute for vegans
• 1/4 cup molasses unsulphured
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350°
• Combine flour and sugar in a mixing bowl.
• Using a pastry blender, cut in butter/butter substitute until mixture is fine crumbed.
• Pour molasses in a separate mixing bowl.
• In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil.
• Add 1/4 cup boiling water and baking soda to molasses.
• Stir until mixture is foamy/frothy and rises.
• Pour molasses mixture into pie crust/tin.
• Sprinkle the flour mixture over molasses, stirring it in until combined.
• Even out top of pie.
• Just to prevent a mess – place pie tin on a cookie sheet – this pie can bake/spill over.
• Bake for about 25 minutes. Pie will rise and then start to settle.
• Cool on wire rack. We enjoy this perfectly plain, but some walnuts or pecans would compliment this nicely. Enjoy 🙂

Keyword molasses, molasses desserts, molasses pie, shoofly pie

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