Millionaire Bean Pie

Millionaire Bean Pie is a delicious spicy dessert made with cooked pinto beans, spices, brown sugar, and other ingredients. Tastes like a sweet potato pie. Excellent warm or cold.

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INTERESTING BACK STORY

I first heard of bean pies over 20 years ago.  Every weekend on my way to a favorite hair salon in Atlanta, I’d drive through a popular area where Muslims were selling bean pies.  People were always stopping to purchase them!  Business was booming.

Although I never purchased one of their bean pies, I asked my hair stylist if she had ever tasted a bean pie.  Her enthusiastic response was refreshing. She said they tasted like a really good sweet potato pie.

THE INGREDIENTS

A key ingredient is brown sugar. 

Consider using my Homemade Brown Sugar recipe. 

Very easy to make.

WHAT IS A BEAN PIE?

The traditional bean pie is a sweet custard pie associated with the Nation of Islam.  The filling contains mashed navy beans, sugar, eggs, milk, butter, and spices.  

Muslims created the bean pie as a healthier substitute for the sweet potato pie.  Navy beans replaced sweet potatoes.

According to my google search, black beans and pinto beans are also used to make mouthwatering bean pies. 

 

I used pinto beans, shredded carrots and no eggs to make my version of this classic dessert.  Shredded carrots, an optional ingredient, adds texture and thickness.  

Enjoy!

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Millionaire Bean Pie

Millionaire Bean Pie is a delicious spicy dessert made with cooked pinto beans, spices, brown sugar, and other ingredients. Tastes like a sweet potato pie. Excellent warm or cold.  Recipe and photography by Beverly Davis for CornbreadMillionaire.com.

Prep Time2 hours hrs

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Total Time2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

• 3 cups pinto beans, cooked See recipe notes for cooking tips.
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup fresh carrots, shredded (optional)
• 2 regular 9" pie crusts Homemade or store-bought.
• kosher salt (optional) Sprinkle a pinch on top of each serving.

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a blender, add cooked pinto beans, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract, melted butter and sweetened condensed milk.
• Pulse once or twice OR until smooth. Stir in shredded carrots (if using). Set aside.
• Add filling to prepared pie crusts (instructions below).
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes. Filling will be jiggle slightly. Will firm as it cools.
• Cool baked pie 10 minutes before serving. If desired, sprinkle each serving with a pinch of kosher salt (optional). Serve warm or cold.

Pie Crusts

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Place each pie crust (homemade or store-bought) in a pie pan. Generously pierce bottom and sides with a fork.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes in a glass pan and 8 minutes in an aluminum pan OR until puffy.
  

Notes

How to Prepare Pinto Beans

1.  Remove/discard debris from pinto beans.
2.  Soak 1 hour.
3.  Rinse thoroughly.
4.  Cook pinto beans with chunks of ham or use my favorite brand of smoked pork ham  distributed by Royal Foods.  This a friendly mention.  Not a paid endorsement.

5.  Add 1 teaspoon of salt to pinto beans after cooking.  Stir until evenly distributed.  Well seasoned pinto beans are delicious as is and in this recipe. 6.  If using my favorite Hurst Beans brand of pinto beans, do not use Ham Flavor packet.  Save for later.