The easiest and tastiest of pies you’re ever going to make, this 5 ingredient brown sugar pie NEEDS to be part of your holiday menu!
Ok, so I know in the past I shared my famous 5 ingredient pumpkin pie with you, and I love readers telling me how they make this pie every year for the holidays (especially Thanksgiving that is coming up!) Even my mom makes my pumpkin pie recipe because it’s so easy and delicious.
Well, I have a second pie for you; one to add to your repertoire that will really impress your guests and that won’t take you all day to make.
What ingredients do I need to make this pie?
- Unsalted butter
- Brown sugar
- Vanilla extract – I use one like this. The better quality makes a difference!
- Eggs
- Pie crust – even a simple pie crust like this will work.
This 5 ingredient brown sugar pie is something truly amazing. It’s a pie that those people who are kind of on-the-fence about Thanksgiving dessert will love.
It’s got this amazing lightness to it, so it’s not a super heavy pie that will make you feel like you’re going to explode. No, this pie is the perfect end of meal dessert. It’s a simple sweet pie recipe that I cannot get enough of.
How do you make brown sugar pie?
- Preheat oven.
- Melt butter. Stir in brown sugar and vanilla extra. Combine well.
- Add in eggs and stir well. Pour batter into pie crust.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
- Serve and enjoy!
This brown sugar pie is great with a dollop of fresh whipped cream on top. It has a wonderful almost caramel-like flavor and is quickly becoming one of my new favorite Thanksgiving pies.
I’d love to hear from you in the comments: what’s your favorite kind of pie for the holidays?
Other recipes you might enjoy:
5 Ingredient Brown Sugar Pie Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter unsalted butter, 1/2 cup
- 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 4 eggs large
- 1 pie crust regular depth, not deep dish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325.
- In a microwave safe bowl melt butter for 1 minute (or until mostly melted). Remove from microwave and stir in brown sugar and vanilla extract, stirring until well combined.
- Next add in eggs and stir until the mixture is a smooth consistency and everything is incorporated. Pour batter into pie crust.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes - until the pie has puffed up and resembles a small dome, then remove from oven and allow to cool, the dome will deflate, leaving a beautiful pie. The pie can be served at room temperature or stored in the refrigerator and served cold.
Joan says
Is there a frozen pie crust brand you particularly like?
Sweetphi says
Thank you for your question – hope your pie turned out amazing – I usually just use grocery store brand or Pillsbury.
Steve says
Brought back memories from Long Ago. Delicious!
Sweetphi says
I’m so happy to hear this, thank you so much for taking the time to come back and comment, I truly appreciate it!
Ron says
This pie was amazing!!! I ate a piece warm, but it was really great served cold! It was chilled overnight …
Sweetphi says
So happy to hear how much you enjoyed this pie Ron, I too love this pie served cold!!
Roberta Ford says
My favorite pie is pecan.
Jana says
Oh my gosh, what a hard question to answer! Pecan, apple and pumpkin are definitely in the running but I think I have to go with French silk!
Sweetphi says
French silk always wins for me too 🙂
Jennifer Gehman says
Pecan pie for sure but Chess pie a close second!
Thank you!
Sweetphi says
Yum, both are so good!
Dee Johnson says
My favorite pie is huckleberry, second fav is cherry. Thanks for all the great recipes and tips- love your site!
Sweetphi says
Aw, thank you so much for your kind words Dee 🙂
Susan Craig says
My favorite pie is apple. The runner up is pecan.
Darci says
I love Cherry Pie made with Door County cherries! My Hubby loves apple pie, so I usually make both 🙂
Sweetphi says
YUM, love cherry pie, especially made with Door County cherries!
Laura says
Pecan pie is my favorite!
Sweetphi says
Such a good pie 🙂
Maria says
For me it’s key lime pie. Mmmm
Sweetphi says
yum, such a delicious kind of pie
Diane McCaleb says
A deep rich chocolate pie with bourbon whipped cream all over it. So pretty so good
Sweetphi says
Yummmm I love a good chocolate pie
Sally says
My favorite pie, and one which has become a Christmas tradition in our family, is my husband Dave’s Bourbon pecan pie.
It has 4T of bourbon and 1/2 c of chocolate chips. Can’t wait!
Sweetphi says
Wowza, sounds amazing
Shana says
Pumpkin in the winter, peach in the summer!
Sweetphi says
Love both those seasonal choices
dawne says
Every year we make an oatmeal pecan pie, it’s not nearly as sweet as a regular pecan pie and is the first one to be finished.
Sweetphi says
Oh that sounds amazing.
Kim Baker says
My favorite pie is Chocolate.. simple and tasty..
Sweetphi says
Yum, love a good chocolate pie
Sherie says
This looks delicious!
Sweet potato pie is my Thanksgiving favorite, but I’ll have to try this one next just to make sure.
Feel better soon!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much for your kind words 🙂 and yum, sweet potato pie is such a Thanksgiving fave.
Pam M says
Cherry pie
Sweetphi says
Such a delicious pie
Tea says
I love apple pie ?. Yours looks amazing ?? .
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much for your kind words 🙂
Gayle says
I love pumpkin pie
Sweetphi says
Yum, love a good pumpkin pie too 🙂
Brian Kuhn says
I love strawberry rhubarb pie!!!!
Sweetphi says
Love strawberry and rhubarb together in a pie!
Denise says
My favorite pie is Dutch apple. Fresh raspberry is a close second.
Sweetphi says
Oh yum to both of those amazing sounding pies!
Monica M says
My favorite pie would have to be Chocolate Pie. Hope you are feeling better soon.
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much for the well wishes, and yum, chocolate pie is such a delicious one!
Summer Black says
Coconut cream pie
Sweetphi says
Oh yum, I haven’t had a coconut cream pie in years!
Christina Lindner-Dwyer says
French silk!
Sweetphi says
Such a good pie!
Rachel Zimmerman says
Chocolate pie!
Sweetphi says
Chocolate is always such a good pie
Sara A Brand says
Thanks for your wonderful recipes. My favorite pie is warm rhubarb pie.
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment. And yum, warm rhubarb pie sounds amazing 🙂
Linda Bick says
Mmmmm….. I’ve never had a brown sugar pie! Thank you for the recipe! My favorite is pecan pie! With a Christmas cranberry coming in as a close 2nd!
Sweetphi says
Oh yum, your favorite pies sound amazing 🙂
Rose Wallendal says
Growing up in a Serbian household, we never had pumpkin pie. When I started dating my late husband and celebrated with his family, I was introduced to pumpkin pie. No w that was good. She always made it for thanksgiving and Christmas. After about 30 years of marriage, gramma was struggling to do what she used to and I told her to finally let me make the pumpkin pies. I told her I’ll need her recipe though. She took me to the kitchen and took out a can of Libbys solid pumpkin, turned it over and said quietly “here’s my secret recipe” pointing to the one on the pumpkin can. We just laughed!! Big secret recipe.
Sweetphi says
Ha, oh that story is so sweet, thank you for sharing. I actually had a Serbian Orthodox wedding 🙂 My husband is 1/2 Serbian, so I love learning Serbian traditions and recipes!
Tori Perez says
Always and forever apple pie will be my favorite sometimes cherry pie.
Kathy Carder says
Carmel Apple Pie is my favorite. I do love a good sugar pie, even though I’m diabetic, and this brown sugar pie sounds amazing!
Rebecca S. says
Sour cherry pie or rhubarb (NO strawberries) or wild blueberry or blackberry or peach or blueberry-peach. Fruit pie. basically!
Sharon says
Strawberry pie ?
Sweetphi says
Yum, strawberry pie is delicious
Susan Medrow says
I love cherry pie! I took my first trip to Door County this fall, and had a cherry pie made with Door County cherries and it was truly life changing! ❤️?
Amy says
I’m not much into sweets, but I do love key lime pie. Does cheesecake count as a pie? 🙂
Sweetphi says
Haha, yes, cheesecake totally counts as a pie 😉
Pastora says
Apple pie is my favorite! So yummyyy ???
Sweetphi says
Such a delicious classic
Mary says
I love pecan pie yummy.
Sweetphi says
I love pecan pie too, once a year on Thanksgiving – what a treat!
Cindy says
I always enjoy a good tart lemon meringue pie in the spring/summer. My new fall/winter pie fav is chocolate pecan, with regular pecan pie now in second place. Yes, I do gave seasonal pie fans! 😉
Sweetphi says
Oh my goodness, all those seasonal pies sound amazing!!
Cheryl Hargus says
I have a recipe for Chocolate Silk Pie I make every Christmas. I also make homemade whip topping to top it off. So smooth & yummy.
Cheryl Hargus:-)
Mary Beach says
I make a Rich Custard Pumpkin Pie from the The Cotton Country Collection cookbook (Junior League). It has a small amount of pumpkin and is more like a custard pie. Everyone in my family asks for it.
Becky says
My favorite pies are Pecan, Apple Cranberry and Peach. Enjoy reading your posts, and your delightful outlook on life and family.
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment!
VICTORIA HARRAH says
Brown Sugar Pie?? Yes please!! Sounds amazing!! I’m a sucker for a my Mama Joiner’s coconut pie. Just learned how to make a perfect meringue…so my turn to make the coconut pies!
Sweetphi says
Brown sugar pie is super delicious, and oh my goodness, coconut pie sounds so good!
melanie says
It’s hard to choose just one favorite but I do love lemon meringue.
Sweetphi says
oh yum, lemon meringue sounds amazing!
Leann says
Sweet potato, Dutch apple or cherry pie
Sweetphi says
Yum, all delicious pies 🙂
LINDA THOMPSON says
Mmmmm, so many pies so many choices. I don’t think I have met a pie that I haven’t liked, well maybe pumpkin deffinatly not on my pie list. My favorite would probably be a good sour cherry. They are so hard to come by.
Sweetphi says
Oh yum, I know what you mean, sour cherry pie is so delicious!
Maria Ekena says
Today I made Key Lime pie- first time ever. I read on internet good way to squeeE the limes is with a garlic press- so off I went to local k mart so I could make this pie for my son who asked me to make it. It’s in frige now and I need to calculate how many points on weight watchers it will be for a small piece. .
Sweetphi says
Oh yum, key lime pie is delicious!
Frances says
Mmm, I love pie. I think it’s pecan…or pumpkin…or lemon
Sweetphi says
Oh yum, all those are so delicious!
Susan L Craig says
My favorite pies are apple.
Sweetphi says
Apple is such a good classic
PETE J says
My fav pie is shoo fly pie. yummm. Thanks for the brown sugar pie.
Sweetphi says
Oh interesting, I’ve never had that type of pie, totally needed to google it, and it looks amazing.
Rebecca S. says
My favorite holiday pie is the cranberry-pear-almond one that our dearest friends bring every year. I also love apple pie. In fact, I always make extra apple pie so we can eat it for breakfast. Leftover pie is actually my favorite breakfast food.
Sweetphi says
That pie sounds amazing 🙂
Jeffrey says
Ever since I was a little tike pecan pie was always my favorite. I’ve had variations, but nothing beats the classic with a dollop of whipped cream!
Rose W says
The pie looks good. That said do you have any ideas for less sugar or gluten free? Enjoy your blog
Sweetphi says
I have two recipes I’d suggest:
https://sweetphi.com/gluten-free-5-ingredient-mini-galettes/
https://sweetphi.com/the-best-pumpkin-loaf-ever-gluten-free-and-better-than-starbucks/
Sweetphi says
I completely agree, good ‘ole pecan pie with a dollop of whipped cream!
Carol Hauer says
My favorite pie is apple. I’ve never been able to match my mother’s or my grandmother’s apple pies though. I have learned that a secret ingredient to pie crust is a splash of vodka! Whatever is in vodka really improves the texture and taste of the crust.
Sweetphi says
Oh, what an interesting tip, I’ll have to try that!
Carl milito says
My all time favorite pie is ” wet bottom shoe fly pie” and I get it wen I visit Lancaster, PA home to the Amish who make excellent pies, 2nd runner up is blueberry, followed by sweet potato.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sweetphi says
Those all sound amazing!
Holly says
Pumpkin pie made by my grandma is my favorite! Otherwise anything with chocolate of course.
Sweetphi says
Oh yum! thanks for commenting.
Katie says
My favorite pie? That’s a hard question… I love pie! ? Probably fruit… Cherry, blueberry, lemon chiffon…. but there’s coconut cream, and carmel pecan, too!
Sweetphi says
I love fruit pies too…with whipped cream or ice cream on top 🙂
Mary says
I love old fashioned pineapple chess pie.
I’m going to try your pie recipe for brown sugar pie it looks yummy. Thanks for the post
Mary
Sweetphi says
Oh yum, a pineapple chess pie sounds so delicious. I think you’ll love this brown sugar pie!
Terry L Halfacre says
Pecan Pie all the way!
Sweetphi says
I’m with you all the way 🙂
Kathy says
Pecan pie is my favorite!
Sweetphi says
Pecan pie is the best!
Judy Humphrey says
This looks so yummy! My favorite pies are pumpkin & coconut cream.
Sweetphi says
Yum, both of those sound amazing
J says
This sounds so comfy! Cherry pie a fav of mine.
Sweetphi says
Cherry pie is delicious 🙂
Denise says
My favorite pie is Dutch apple. Second favorite is my late grandmother’s home made raspberry. Alas, I never got her recipe.
Sweetphi says
Yum, Dutch apple pie is amazing. So sorry to hear you didn’t get the raspberry pie recipe, that sounds like a beautiful memory though.
Amy C. says
Apple pie with vanilla ice cream is my favorite!
Sweetphi says
Oh yum, what a delicious flavor combination
Pamela M says
Chocolate silk
Sweetphi says
One of my faves too!
Melanie Barnes says
Light brown sugar or dark? Please help
Sweetphi says
Either would work! I used light in this one
Melanie Barnes says
Do you use light brown sugar? Or dark? Or does it matter? I have light. Also, is Pure vanilla extract what I should be using?
Sweetphi says
Hi Melanie, does not matter light or dark, and yes, pure vanilla extract 🙂 Hope you love this pie as much as we do.
Little Cooking Tips says
Hi sweetie! What an amazing post, we loved it the moment we saw this on G+!
So simple and yet, SO amazing. This is definitely one of the must-try recipes for the Holiday season.
Thanx sooo much for sharing this Phi! Off we go to read your delicious chocolate chip cranberry cookies!:)
xoxoxo
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much, so glad you like the look of this recipe. I made it for Thanksgiving and it was all gone before the end of the meal lol!
Amy says
I made the pie this weekend (never want a fail the day of, right?). Let’s just say I was going to make the pie for Christmas (when more family is in town) but my brother said that it would need to be made for both Thanksgiving AND Christmas. We loved it – and how simple?! Delish!
Sweetphi says
Oh my goodness Amy, THANK YOU for such awesome feedback, I’m so glad you liked the recipe, this is definitely going to be on my menu!
Nancy Truszynski says
Wondering how this pie might be in a graham cracker crust? Don’t know the consistency and how it would hold up?
Thanks,
Nancy
Sweetphi says
Oh, that’s a great question. I think it would hold up great! I’d love to know how you like it after trying it with that kind of crust 🙂
shawnna says
hey girl- this pie looks amazing!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much girl, really appreciate you stopping by and commenting 🙂