Nanny’s Oatmeal Pie – From Sherry Massey
Today’s post is courtesy of Sherry Massey, who is generously sharing memories of her precious Nanny with us, along with her Oatmeal Pie. Thank you so much, Sherry. I know the rest of the Southern Plate Family will enjoy this post as much as I did. Gratefully, Christy
I didn’t see my grandmother, Audrey May Cox, often as a child. My sister and I spent one week each summer with her and we visited briefly a few other times during the year, holidays and such.
There are so many things I remember fondly about those summers. Lots of time to play with cousins, sitting at her red 1950s dinette table, running my hands over the lovely wood of the armoire that sat in the hall, listening to her clock chime on the hour and sleeping with the windows open – something we didn’t do in the city with central air conditioning. She made for each of us grandkids – her little chickens, as she called us – a Dutch Doll quilt top and a crochet throw. I still have both.
One weekend, after I was grown and no longer living with my parents, we had all gathered at Nanny and Granddaddy’s house. She had made oatmeal pie, one of my favorite desserts and I asked her if I could copy the recipe. I’ll never forget her words, “Here honey, just take this, I can make it from memory.” She handed me a heavily creased and just a little stained piece of notebook paper with the recipe written in her own hand. I still have that, too. I’ve made that pie time and again over the years and always get rave reviews from friends enjoying it for the first time.
When I pull out Nanny’s recipe, summer memories come flooding back and I see her soft smile and hear her voice one more time.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. cloves
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 cup dark corn syrup
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
- 1 unbaked pie shell
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugar together. Add cinnamon, cloves and salt. Stir in syrup. Add eggs one at a time, stirring after each until well blended. Stir in rolled oats. Pour in pie shell. Bake about 1 hour or until knife comes out clean when inserted in middle.
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. cloves
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 cup dark corn syrup
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
- 1 unbaked pie shell
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugar together. Add cinnamon, cloves and salt. Stir in syrup. Add eggs one at a time, stirring after each until well blended. Stir in rolled oats. Pour in pie shell. Bake about 1 hour or until knife comes out clean when inserted in middle.
“If God had intended us to follow recipes, He wouldn’t have given us grandmothers.”
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Sherry Massey, who so graciously shared her Nanny's Oatmeal Pie with us
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Does this taste and turn out something like pecan pie when cooked? Its sounds yummy.
Such a neat story to go with this recipe. I love handwritten recipes, especially when they’re a little stained. It just means that they’ve been used and loved, and are bound to be wonderful!
Thank you Sherry for sharing this recipe and sweet memory with us! Now I know what I’m going to do with the pie shell in my freezer! Yum!
Oh, thank you! My Granny used to make something similar to make for my family! And as a matter of fact, we used to go “stay a week” in the summers at her house, too. Her house was up on a little rise and the breeze would move through those open windows at night and I KNOW I’ve never had better rest in my life! Thanks for sharing!
Love the story! When it became painfully clear that my Gramma wouldn’t be able to bake/cook much longer, we kidnapped her for a week and held her hostage at my parents house. (She lived in a different city.) She didn’t have any of her recipes written down anywhere. Everyday that week, we picked a recipe..or two and she would would give us the list of ingredients and off to the store my sisters and I would go. When we got back, we video recorded Gramma instructing us in the making of all our favorites. Gramma, ma, daddy, us girls and our kids. Some of the best family “together” memories ever.
What a fanTAStic idea! What a fun week y’all must have had! I love how Southern Plate brings out great family memories. Thanks for sharing!!
WOW, what a fabulous memory! Everyone of us wishes we had listened and participated more in learning the ‘tricks’ our moms & grandmothers used to make some of the favorites. You and your sisters were smart cookies!!!
What a sweet story from your memories. Reading your story reminded me so much of my grandma too. I have never heard of oatmeal pie, but it sounds delicious andwhen I make it I will have fond memories of reading your story.
Thanks for sharing with all of us 
This story brings tears to my eyes…. so many of my Nana’s recipes died with her, some i’ve been able to recreate, others are lost forever.
Sandi, I feel the same way. My beloved Mama Long died when I was only 12 and she had lived with us all of my life. There has not been a Christmas that I do not taste, visualize and remember the joy she had making her Canadian Warcake. It was the most delicious thing ever! She only made 2 a year – one for her family get-together for Christmas and one that stayed hidden just for me!!!
I wish i had the talent to recreate it. I have googled it and found some but not brave enough to try it. Maybe this year I will! Merry Christmas!
Loved the story..
My dad’s sister, my Aunt Evelyn gave me this recipe when I was grown and I made it for my children. My youngest son loved this pie. This brings back very special memories.
Thank you Sherry for the memories. It brought back ones of my Grandma and the things she use to make. This sounds fantastic,will make for Christmas.
Thanks for sharing. I will have to give this a try. Have a blessed holiday
oh gosh, another reminder of my Nany(with one N). She never made this pie but I have and it reminded me of her pecan pie minus the nuts! Thanks Sherry!!!
Sherry,
Thank you for sharing this with us., I had oatmeal pie years and years ago. I love it, but have never had the recipe. I will make this soon!
I had a Nanny and Granddaddy,too. They were such wonderful, loving people, precious memories!!
Sherry,
Thank you so very much for sharing this recipe with us and for the wonderful story.
Your story brought tears to my eyes, thinking of my own Grandma. We were Blessed to live next door to my Grandma and Grandpa. I have a couple of recipes that my Grandma wrote out in her own hand and I would love to maybe frame them and put them in my kitchen.
Thanks again.
Sherry,
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe and the story about your Grandma Massey. I also had a Grandma Massey and like you, I only visited her once a year. Your story brought back such great memories of my Grandmother.
Thank you
Sherry, your story and recipe is great. I took 3 of my mother’s old recipes–written before 1945–with food stains and all and had them framed. They look great hanging in the kitchen. I still refer to one when I am making “Cissy’s Shrimp”.
Thanks, Sherry, for sharing this recipe. I can’t wait to try it; it sounds yummy! And thanks to Christy for making it available to all of us. Sue, thanks for sharing your idea of framing the recipes. I’m on my way to pick out a few handwritten recipes from my mom’s recipe file to have framed. I still miss her cooking.
MY COUSIN AND I OFTEN SPENT DAYS WITH MY GRANDMA AND GRANDPA IN KENOSHA, WIS. .. THOSE WERE THE BEST OF TIMES.. GREA T FOOD FROM A HUNGARIAN GRANDMA.. BUT NO RECIPES,, JUST A HANDFUL OF THIS AND A HANDFUL OF THAT,, .HOWEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE SOME DISHES AFTER TRIAL AND ERROR…AND HELP FROM AUNTS RECIPES….
thanks for the recipe. I wish I’d had the forethought to get granny to teach me hers. she use to make fried cornmeal fritters in an iron skillet that had just the right crunch, about the size of a pancake and I can’t get them right. mine are too greasy or hard as a brick. never the way hers was. now she’s passed and no one I know can make them. they were great with greens and fried fatback. she always brought me some just because she new I loved them
I have a handwritten recipe from my mother. I framed it along with a picture of her and hung it in my kitchen. It makes me feel her presence and reminds me of the shared recipes and the fun we had in the kitchen. She was a wonderful cook and taught me so many life-lessons while preparing meals and baking.
Reminds me of my Granny. I stayed with her all the time, I loved her banana pudding. It always makes me think of her.
This sounds so good. I can’t wait to try it. I just love the smell of something baking in the oven.
Lovely storey. My sister-in-law shared this recipe with me several years ago before she passed away from cancer and everyone loves it. Funny if I call it Oatmeal Pie some would not try it but I just said another new recipe I tried and they thought it was great once they had their first taste. It is now part of my regular recipe repertoire.
Recipe sounds so good. Can’t way to try it.
That sounds pretty good.
I have been looking for a great oatmeal pie recipe! THANK YOU!
What a wonderful story and thank you for sharing. The pie sounds wonderful and also easy (which is a plus)! Thank you.
I love that… I’m going to have to try it and see about sharing with the Eat Jackson crowd!
Christy
Just a little slow in replying. I use to order an Oatmeal Pie in this one restaurant and they served it with Cinnamon Ice Cram. Was sooo yummy. Many times the recipe was requested but they would not give it out. They said it had a secret ingredient. Am definitely going to try this. So many have coconut in them and the one I ordered, never did. Sounds so good and I loved the story about your Nanny.
Karen
Thank you so much for sharing your special memories Sherry and this recipe! I am going to try it tonight, id I can wait that long
I finally made this oatmeal pie this morning, and I couldn’t wait until after supper tonight to taste it. Delicious! And it goes great with morning coffee. I think this would make a wonderful alternative to pecan pie for friends who can’t eat nuts. Thanks very much for sharing!
What sweet memories you share! I have been wanting to try this recipe every since it came out on the blog. I finally did tonight. But I didn’t have the dark karo and added about 1/3 c. sorghum and 2/3 c. white karo. It turned out good, but I’ll try it with dark karo next time. It was still very good!!! I don’t think it takes nearly 1 hour to cook and would suggest checking after about 35 minutes.