Amish Oatmeal Pie Recipe
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Looking for the next treat to make for your family? If you love old-fashioned recipes, you are going to love making this frugal and simple Amish Oatmeal Pie!
Amish Oatmeal Pie Recipe
We really needed a new dessert. While I don’t make dessert very often, my kids like it when I do, and they like it when we try something new and different.
I was so inspired by all of the delicious Amish cooking and baking during our time in Ohio that I thought I would try making this Amish Oatmeal Pie for the family one night when I promised them a special supper. The result was a hit that was different from our normal desserts, but in a good way.
This is an authentic recipe for Amish Oatmeal Pie as it was shared with me by some Amish friends.
This recipe has since become a keeper; the kids often ask for it! I love this classic Amish Oatmeal Pie recipe because it’s frugal to make and really easy to bake. 🙂
We serve this pie plain, but you could also top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients in Amish Oatmeal Pie
- Milk. Whole milk would be the best to use in this recipe, but you could also use an alternative milk like coconut milk if you need it to be dairy-free.
- Eggs. Eggs are what keep this pie together and give it a nice, almost custard-like texture.
- Butter. You should use melted butter or at least softened or room temperature.
- Oats. Use old-fashioned oats (regular oats) in this recipe. Quick oats might get too soggy.
- Sugar. This recipe calls for white sugar but you could also try half white and half brown sugar if you want it to have a different flavor!
- Molasses. This is the reason that you don’t really need brown sugar since you are basically making your own with this rich flavor addition.
- Vanilla Extract. You can use homemade Vanilla Extract or store-bought.
- Raisins. This is a tasty filling for this pie. You could also try chocolate chips sometime if you’d like!
- Pie Crust. I like my butter crust recipe, but any unbaked pie shell that you make or buy will work here. Use a gluten-free crust to make this pie gluten-free.
I want you to know that I absolutely love this pie. It is so good and the butter crust is delicious.
Sabrina, Little House Living reader
Step by Step Instructions for Making Amish Oatmeal Pie
In a large bowl, combine the sugar, eggs, and butter. It helps if the butter is softened. You can use a butter alternative if needed.
Add in the vanilla and molasses and mix well.
Then, add in the remaining ingredients to the mixture. You can leave the raisins out if your family doesn’t like them, but this pie makes them really moist and yummy, so we like them.
Pour the pie into a prepared unbaked pie crust or a homemade crust. Our favorite pie crust recipe is this Butter Crust. You can also use gluten free flour in it and replace the butter with lard or tallow for dairy free.
The pie filling will work best in a deep dish pie crust. If you don’t have this, you will have a little leftover pie filling.
Bake the pie at 425 degrees F for 10 minutes and then at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until the center seems set. Allow the pie to cool completely. I let mine sit on the counter until I could handle it, and then we put it in the fridge for several hours before serving.
This pie is so good, warm or cold! It would be excellent with a dollop of Homemade Whipped Cream on the top. It’s very similar to a Pecan Pie without nuts, so if you have anyone with nut allergies in your home like we do, they will really enjoy this simple pie!
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Amish Oatmeal Pie Recipe
Make a delicious and frugal Amish Oatmeal Pie with raisins.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Milk
- 3 Eggs
- 3 Tablespoons Butter
- 2/3 cup Oats
- 1 1/3 cup Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Molasses
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2/3 cup Raisins
Instructions
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In a large bowl, combine the sugar, eggs, and butter. It helps if the butter is softened. You can use a butter alternative if needed.
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Add in the vanilla and molasses and mix well.
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Then add in the remaining ingredients. You can leave the raisins out if your family doesn’t like them but this pie makes them really moist and yummy so we like them.
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Pour the pie into a prepared crust or a homemade crust. Our favorite pie crust recipe is this Butter Crust. You can also use gluten free flour in it and replace the butter with lard or tallow for dairy free.
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The pie filling will work best in a deep dish pie crust. If you don’t have this, you will have a little leftover pie filling.
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Bake the pie at 425 degrees F for 10 minutes and then at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until the center seems set. Allow the pie to cool completely. I let mine sit on the counter until I can handle it and then we put it in the fridge for several hours before serving.
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This pie is so good warm or cold! It would be excellent with a dollop of Homemade Whipped Cream on the top.
More Amish Recipes
- Amish Cinnamon Rolls or Caramel Rolls Recipe
- Old Fashioned Amish Meatloaf With Oats
- Old Fashioned Amish Onion Patties Recipe
- Amish Honey Puffed Corn Recipe
- Amish Chicken Casserole Recipe
- Oatmeal Cream Pie Recipe
If you need even more Amish recipes, you can find them in a wonderful cookbook called A Taste of Amish Cooking. Proceeds from the book go to a great mission and support some good friends of ours!
Do you enjoy making Amish recipes? Do you think your family would enjoy this Amish Oatmeal Pie?
Merissa Alink
Merissa has been blogging about and living the simple and frugal life on Little House Living since 2009 and has internationally published 2 books on the topic. You can read about Merissa’s journey from penniless to freedom on the About Page. You can send her a message any time from the Contact Page.
This recipe for Amish Oatmeal Pie was originally posted on Little House Living in August 2020. It has been updated as of December 2023.
Or for those who are vegan use coconut oil. In warm weather keep some coconut oil in the frig so it will work right to make crust.
Looks like you bought your oats at East union bulk food. I live 2 miles west of there! Wish I could of met you. I’ve had oatmeal pie many times but never with raisins.
I did! We loved visiting all the Amish bulk stores during our time in Ohio. We look forward to going back someday!
I can’t wait to try this! Do you think it would hold up if chocolate chips were added instead of raisins? Chocolate chip oatmeal cookies are a favorite in the house. Thanks!
Yes, I think it would work fine. The mini chocolate chips would be best.
This looks delicous, I would definitely gonna try 🙂
Can I make this crustless
I don’t think this recipe would work well without a crust.
Is it really 305 degrees or is it 350 degrees?
The recipe has been fixed.
This sounds good! But I don’t keep molasses in the pantry. Do you think anything else would work as a substitute? I’ve got honey, syrup, brown sugar… I hate to buy molasses when I won’t use it all. Thanks!
Tammy
You can try the brown sugar. The taste won’t quite be the same but it will work. Maple syrup may work as well.
I used to make an oatmeal pie back in the early 1970’s, and it was an inexpensive substitution for pecan pie, since pecans can be expensive. It didn’t have raisins, so I think this Amish version with raisins is a great idea. Either way, with or without, oatmeal pie tastes very much like pecan pie and I thank you for posting this recipe. I haven’t made an oatmeal pie in about 10 years, but I plan on making your recipe as soon as I go buy some molasses.
Oh, I almost forgot to ask my question! Just would like to make sure the second stage of baking is 305 degrees, as stated in your recipe. That will be easy to do in my electric stove oven with it’s digital oven setting, but a little harder for those without one. So I thought I would recheck with you to make sure it isn’t a typo. Thanks again for this lovely recipe. It saves me looking through my old recipes trying to find the one for oatmeal pie. This really is an economical recipe, and very timely in this period of rising grocery prices due to the coronavirus.
Can I just check the measurements? Is it 2-3 cups of oats, or 2 thirds of a cup of oats?
Thank you.
It is 2/3 cup of oats.
Hi Marissa,
This recipe sounds good. My question is do you decrease the oven temp to 305 or could that be a typo and should it read 350 degrees?
Thanks Susan
Yes, it’s been fixed.
Is 305 degrees correct or is it a typo that should be 350? I really want to make this pie, it sounds amazing, but I don’t want to mess it up.
Yes, fixed.
I have got to bake this pie.
Sure sounds like this is going to be great.
Thank you.
Sounds absolutely yummy, but is the 305 degrees F a typo?? Did you mean 350.
Yes, fixed.
Can I sub almond milk for regular milk?
I used coconut milk in this recipe so I don’t see why almond milk wouldn’t work.
Hi,
I want you to know that I absolutely love this pie. It is so good and the butter crust is delicious.
Thank you for sharing.
Sabrina
This just came up as a shared memory on my Facebook page. I didn’t try it but want to.
Have you tried it with chocolate chips instead of raisins? My husband WILL. NOT. (that’s a full stop) tolerate cooked raisins.
I haven’t, but that sounds so good!
Just popped it in the oven. Oatmeal raisin is my favorite cookie, so I know I won’t go wrong with this, especially with molasses!