Oatmeal Pie

My daughter had a fun school assignment where she had to find 5 civil war recipes and try one of them.  She chose Oatmeal Pie and we were totally amazed at how much it reminded us of pecan pie.  It was absolutely delicious and rich and it just really surprised us!  Apparently during the civil war, pecans were too expensive so they came up with this amazing recipe that tastes incredibly similar.  We really enjoyed it.  Her recipe actually called for corn syrup, which I try to avoid, so I searched for a similar recipe without it and found this one from 12 Tomatoes and decided to save it!

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed

3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats

3/4 cup milk

1/2 cup sugar

3 large eggs, beaten

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 unbaked pie shell

vanilla ice cream, optional

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350º F and line a pie dish with unbaked pie crust.
2. In a large bowl, stir together brown sugar, oats, sugar and salt, then stir in milk, beaten eggs, butter and vanilla extract. Continue stirring until fully combined.
3. Pour mixture into pie shell, then place in oven.
4. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until pie is cooked through. 
5. Remove from oven and let cool 10-15 minutes, then serve with ice cream or whipped cream.