If you are browsing through any old church cookbook, you’ll probably see a recipe for Shoofly Pie. It’s a Pennsylvania Dutch dessert recipe from the 1800s. Typically, it’s made with molasses, but this recipe I found uses brown sugar instead. It was my first experience with Shoofly Pie, but it won’t be my last!
I remember reading my Nancy Drew books when I was a kid and the author referencing Shoofly Pie. Nancy was investigating a mystery in the Pennsylvania Dutch region and someone there had set a Shoofly Pie on their window ledge to cool. I thought it would be a lot sweeter than it actually was! I was thinking it was so sweet you’d have to “shoo” the flies away from it (haha).
It pairs deliciously with a mug of hot coffee or a scoop of vanilla ice cream. If you love old fashioned desserts, give this one a try.
I’d love to hear about the other variations of Shoofly Pie. How do you make yours?
You might also like this Oatmeal Pie, Sweet Potato Pie, Strawberry Cream Pie or Impossible Pie.
Shoofly Pie
A popular Pennsylvania Dutch pie recipe from the 1800s. Great with coffee or a scoop of ice cream! A vintage dessert perfect for parties.
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp shortening
- 1 cup table syrup
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 9″ frozen pie shell
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Stir together flour, brown sugar and shortening to make crumbs. Set aside 1/2 cup.
- In another bowl, stir together egg and table syrup. Dissolve baking soda in hot water and then add to syrup mixture and stir. Add remaining crumbs to mixture and stir. Pour into pie shell.
- Sprinkle reserved crumbs on top. Bake for 40 minutes. Let cool before serving.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1 pieceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 343Total Fat: 10.7gSaturated Fat: 3.2gTrans Fat: 0.3gUnsaturated Fat: 6.5gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 381.6mgCarbohydrates: 56.6gFiber: 1.3gSugar: 27.5gProtein: 5g
Miz Helen says
Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great St. Patrick’s Day and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
laura says
Hi Stacie
Just shared on my FB page/notatrophywife
Thanks for joining the Merry Monday Link Party! laura
Jas @ All that's Jas says
I’ve never heard of shoofly pie but I wouldn’t shoo it off my plate, lol. Looks yummy!
[email protected] says
Thank you for sharing your recipe at Snickerdoodle. I am featuring your Shoofly Pie recipe at the party this week.
Erin says
what is table syrup???
Stacie says
It’s pancake syrup.
Wanda Henley says
Thought table syrup was corn syrup. That is what people had on their table a long time ago.
Sannah Sharp says
Can maple syrup be substituted for table/pancake syrup?
Stacie says
That should be fine!
Marie says
I make sugar pies often but would like to try a shoo fly pie made with molasses , what are the actual proportions