From Kitchen in the Shire.

Possum Pie is one of those old Arkansas desserts with a name strange enough to scare people off… but beneath that funny title is a layered pie of real charm, built from chocolate, sour cream, and is topped with a whipped cream finish. For decades, it has shown up in Arkansas cafés, potlucks, and church suppers, where it became a local favorite taken for granted. Outside the region, though, many people have never even heard of it at all.

In this video, I build my own recipe, from scratch, for a Possum Pie inspired by that classic Arkansas tradition. It consists of a fully homemade version of every layer, from the crust to the fillings to the topping. This is not a copied vintage formula. It’s my own reconstruction of a regional dessert… built from memory, research, and a great deal of testing to capture the texture, balance, and spirit of the original.

The name may be ridiculous, but this pie is absolutely worth taking seriously.

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
00:48 – How to make elevated Candied Pecans
05:55 – How to make Pecan Shortbread Pie Crust
11:12 – How to make Stovetop Pudding Chocolate Cream Pie Filling
20:52 – How to blind bake the Shortbread Crust
21:57 – How to make Sweetened Cream Cheese Pie Filling
25:16 – How to make Mascarpone Whipped Cream Topping
27:16 – How to protect from a soggy crust on day 2
28:27 – How to assemble the pieces to make a pie
30:36 – How to shave Chocolate for garnish
31:54 – Close ups, taste test, reactions.
34:11 – QR codes with links to recipe cards

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Kitchen in the Shire, specializing in the recreation and preservation of 20th-century American and international recipes, providing accessible step-by-step tutorials for novice and experienced cooks and bakers alike.