ARKANSAS POSSUM PIE
PieI just had to include this hilariously named Arkansas favorite as part of my American Eats series. Not only is it incredibly popular and found all over the state of Arkansas, but my curiosity was immediately piqued by the name possum pie. As soon as I saw this on a list of popular Arkansas recipes I was simultaneously repulsed and intrigued.
Did it really have possum in it? Do people really eat roadkill in the South?
Truthfully, I was both relieved and a little disappointed to find out that possum pie is NOT a savory meat pie made with actual possum after all, but rather a delicious dessert recipe with a sandy pecan shortbread crust and layers of cream cheese, chocolate pudding, and sweetened whipped cream.
One theory behind the unusual and shocking name is that possum pie is so-named for pretending to be something that it’s not – in this case hiding the chocolate filling underneath a layer of whipped cream. Another theory is that it’s just called possum pie because of it’s similar coloring to the only marsupial in North America.
Possum pie is sometimes called by other names as well, like Chocolate Layer Pie, Chocolate Lush, or Four Layer Delight.
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Layer
Pudding Layer
Pinch of salt
Whipped Cream Topping
Instructions
for full instruction please see : houseofnasheats.com
Did it really have possum in it? Do people really eat roadkill in the South?
Truthfully, I was both relieved and a little disappointed to find out that possum pie is NOT a savory meat pie made with actual possum after all, but rather a delicious dessert recipe with a sandy pecan shortbread crust and layers of cream cheese, chocolate pudding, and sweetened whipped cream.
One theory behind the unusual and shocking name is that possum pie is so-named for pretending to be something that it’s not – in this case hiding the chocolate filling underneath a layer of whipped cream. Another theory is that it’s just called possum pie because of it’s similar coloring to the only marsupial in North America.
Possum pie is sometimes called by other names as well, like Chocolate Layer Pie, Chocolate Lush, or Four Layer Delight.
Ingredients
- Pecan Shortbread Crust
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup pecans, chopped
Cream Cheese Layer
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Pudding Layer
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Whipped Cream Topping
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1-2 tablespoons chopped pecans
- grated chocolate
Instructions
- Crust
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Melt the butter, then combine the butter, flour, brown sugar and pecans by stirring with a fork.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes, just until the crust begins to brown around the edges. Remove from oven and cool completely.
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for full instruction please see : houseofnasheats.com
