Brown Sugar Chess Pie

Today I'm sharing a fabulous recipe with y'all for one of my all time favorites which is Chess Pie.  Chess Pie is a Southern thing and just in case you don't know about this old fashioned Southern dessert, it's pretty much the best thing that you'll ever put in your mouth...it's a buttery sugar, egg and cornmeal blend baked until it's golden brown.    

Brown Sugar Chess Pie is a little different than the traditional version of the dessert because you add brown sugar to give the pie a stronger, carmelly flavor.  It's rich and delicious and goes perfectly with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzled with butterscotch sauce!

 I found this particular recipe for Brown Sugar Chess Pie over at Twirl and Taste and I've made it several times.  It's perfect.  Everyone I've made it for is in love at first bite! 

Here's the recipe:

Brown Sugar Chess Pie

3 large eggs, beaten

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1 tablespoon cornmeal

1 stick butter, melted

1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 deep dish unbaked pie shell (thawed)

Melt the butter and then add the sugar and brown sugar and beat. Add the remaining ingredients and stir--don't beat.  Pour into pie shell and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour until set (I have to cook mine for 1 hour).  I covered the edges of my pie crush with foil to keep them from burning.

 Remove from oven, place on wire rack to cool.

  Cool completely for about 40 minutes.  Slice & enjoy!

This pie doesn't last long in our house....

ENJOY!