COCONUT CHESS PIE SOUTHERN LIVING RECIPES

Gooey, buttery, and supremely sweet, the chess pie has been a staple of the Southern dessert table for a couple hundred years. The recipe always calls for butter, sugar, and eggs, but bakers differ when it comes to the thickening agent: Some prefer flour, while others prefer cornmeal, but ours uses both. As for the story behind the name, there are plenty. Some say it's called chess pie because it was kept in pie "chests;" others say that it's the result of a wife responding flippantly to her husband's question about what she was serving: "I don't know, it's ches' pie." Whatever you choose as the thickener or wherever the name came from, there's absolutely no disputing that a chess pie will be a crowd-pleaser every time you serve it. Even better? Our recipe uses premade piecrust, so pulling one together for last-minute celebrations is a breeze.

Provided by Southern Living

Yield 1 (9-inch) pie

Number Of Ingredients 13

• Ingredients

This Mississippi sweet potato pie is very popular in the South. It's a particular favorite at our house because we always have plenty of sweet potatoes in our garden. Try it with a dollop of whipped cream. —Bonnie Holcomb, Fulton, Mississippi

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Total Time 01 hours 10 minutes

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 55 minutes

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 513 calories, FatContent 21g fat (12g saturated fat), CholesterolContent 96mg cholesterol, SodiumContent 290mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 77g carbohydrate (54g sugars, FiberContent 1g fiber), ProteinContent 5g protein.