How to make Arkansas Opossum Pie

Bake with me: Arkansas Opossum Pie from a real Arkansas Granny. Why we call it Opossum Pie.
Pecan Shortbread Crust
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup butter
¼ cup brown sugar
¾ cup pecans chopped
Cream Cheese Layer
8 ounces cream cheese softened
½ cup powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons heavy cream
Pudding Layer
1 cup sugar
⅓ cup cocoa powder
3 Tablespoons cornstarch
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt
3 egg yolks
2 cups whole milk
2 Tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
Whipped Cream Topping
½ cup heavy whipping cream
2 Tablespoons powdered sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
1-2 Tablespoons chopped pecans
grated chocolate
The heavy cream recipe that is Failure Cream recipe: foodsguy.com/w...
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[@ittybittykittymama7582]

You, darling, are sweeter than mountain honey and cute as a speckled puppy in a red wagon! My Mama would've just loved you, like I do. Im going to have to thank you for the chocolate pudding recipe. Mama always made it, but never wrote the recipe down. I haven't had it in years, since Mama went to cook for Jesus. I'm so glad to have it now! As for thepossum pie, I'll have to make that for my husband. Thanks for allowing us to visit with you in your kitchen! Love from the mountains of East Tennessee

[@MistyJean78]

Lol thank you, I am pleased as a peach that you think so ☺️ You are very welcome for the recipe. I ain’t even supposed to be sharing it, lol I hope it’s as good as your mamas❤️

[@majohnse]

Love your vintage kitchen.

[@suzettebavier4412]

Love it!😅

[@phishtacosfishingandstuff2677]

I concur.

[@phishtacosfishingandstuff2677]

I can't wait to get there and have your mama cook for all of us. We have enjoyed your opossum pie several times. PS: no opossums have been hurt in the posting of this message.

[@davidsauls9542]

You sure do know what you are doing ! It is refreshing to see a classic cook who understands why you do what you do. We used to watch my mom and marvel at how she worked that magic in the kitchen, turning raw ingredients into Love ! That is what I see you doing, Beautiful !

[@MistyJean78]

Thanks so much

[@bavery6957]

Thank you for clearing this up for me! When I watched that episode back then, I seriously thought Granny was referring to a pot pie with possum meat. I guess it was hearing the "hog jowls" that set my mind on meat. Gotta try this, for sure!! Greets from Austria...! 😘

[@kimwimer7308]

I sure wish I had your oven!!!!

[@MistyJean78]

Thank you! It is one of my most favorite things❤️

[@PhiloVance-yl2ko]

​@@MistyJean78 Cool sewing machine too! Singer Slant or Rocket?

[@MistyJean78]

@@PhiloVance-yl2ko slant o mattic rocketeer

[@kellylyles9371]

Love your oven, never saw one like that and I'm 78yrs. old

[@MistyJean78]

@@kellylyles9371 thank you, it my favorite ❤️

[@cindynewcomb7139]

Real chocolate filling! Nothing better❤️

[@lesliemiller3628]

Can't wait to make it and bring it to my snooty sister in laws house next time we go for dinner! Looks AMAZING!! Thank you Sweet Pea!

[@MistyJean78]

This is great!😂

[@injunsun]

Oh, hon. I was expecting pie, and ended up with tears. You just remind me so much of so many wonderful people I have known, and how they put so much love into what they made. All them who taught me how to cook, and how to use my cooking to show my love. Your bright blue eyes, and bein' so plain-folk country. I mean that in the best possible way. You are like my aunts, my grandmas, my sister, all of them gone. My late husband and I used to watch Beverly Hillbillies all the time while he was dying. He got better for a bit, and then his final heart attack took him on our front walk, right in front of me. He would have loved this pie. As I am Vegan now, it will be a bit of a pull to turn this into something I can eat today, but I think I can manage. The butter and heavy cream are easy, and I've made a custard for ice cream that had no eggs (I used olive oil, which sets up nice when chilled). I don't know how to compliment you without sounding weird or sexist, so I will just say, thank you. You are inspiring. I hope your family sees what we see here, which I am sure is just a smidge of you. Thank them for gifting us with what you have here. You will never know how many people you have kindly touched with your ways. Oh, and in years to come, when one of you is gone, please, if you or your husband need to talk to someone who understands the pain of that loss, know that there are complete strangers willing to help, to listen, and try to lift y'all up in that time. Love recognises love, always, and forever. Blessed Be.

[@chefdianenomore]

How wonderful that you put loving Intentions in your cooking. Kitchen Witchery at its best.

[@MistyJean78]

😊 thank you but…. This is Baptist pie😂

[@suzettebavier4412]

@@MistyJean78 Amen, sista!😁 I'm thinkin they mighta meant to say wizardry instead 🙃

[@MistyJean78]

@@suzettebavier4412 🤣🤣🤣

[@tclark7802]

Oh my GOODNESS!!! I just gained 20 pounds just watching & drooling over that pie you made. I've got to try your recipe. Thank you so much for sharing that cool & interesting info. 😊💖😊

[@sugarmuffin319]

I'm so excited to try this and i really appreciate the ingredient list in the description! 💕

[@cathynavarrette6568]

You are such a sweetheart. Thanks for the lesson. I use to believe that you actually put Opossum in your pie...lol.

[@MistyJean78]

Thank you 😊

[@WskyGrl73]

I LOVE YOUR KITCHEN! TY for sharing your recipe. Looks YUMMY!

[@MistyJean78]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@Scott-p5y]

That Opossum Pie looks very fattening yet so good.

[@pamelab7871]

Never saw or tasted a possum pie, but your pie looks like it could win a prize! Wow!

[@vernareid961]

Oh sweetheart! You are precious! I understand your rant, and no apologies necessary! We all do that in the kitchen every once in a while. You have to have the salty with the sweet! That pie is a keeper, and you actually taught this old Nana a new trick. I never knew that plastic wrap would keep my chocolate pie and chocolate pudding from getting skin! Thank you!

[@MistyJean78]

Thank you so much 😊 this makes me very happy!!!

[@dorothyinwonderland3812]

That pie looks so good. And you are the sweetest person ever. I wish i had a friend like you to bake with and spend time on a farm with all the animals 🥰

[@pnsjax]

If I don't drop the Eff bomb at least once while I am cooking, baking, or cleaning in the kitchen, then I feel that I have left out an essential ingredient that flavors my day. Love your channel.

[@MistyJean78]

😂

[@friartalk6060]

It's better to drop in rotten eggs than immorality.

[@WLM596]

That looks amazing 👏 I love your kitchen! Thank you for sharing ❤

[@SmallTownSouthernWife]

❤

[@ronwatson4902]

Pretty lady and that pie looks pretty good too.

[@anadaneen70]

I loved the video! My Granny made a "corn meal pie". Funny story about that recipe is, only one woman per generation could make it properly. My granny, then my momma, then me! And i had all boys! Hoping one of them will be willing to learn the secret and make it well!! They're all grown and moved away but teaching one of them is at the top of my bucket list!

[@MistyJean78]

We very well could be related…. I’m gonna need that recipe 😂😂😂

[@stevenrayhaley8021]

I still love you

[@MistyJean78]

@@stevenrayhaley8021 well, I love you too! Happy Thanksgiving

[@denisemayosky1955]

The possum in the picture at the end is soooo adorable!!! He looks like he's ready to dig into some pie!!!🥧

[@Badger705]

Love you placing you egg order!😊

[@MistyJean78]

I’m glad you caught that😅

[@sethsinclair3157]

You have a beatuiful spirit and you home and food look very inviting and delicious.

[@tonifrench-yf2nl]

Thanks for the recipe I’ve lived in Arkansas for five yrs and didn’t know of it. Love your dishes.

[@bigcml]

First person to pronounce pecans correctly outside of Louisiana!!!, And great pie too!!!

[@yassyme5877]

Love your oven

[@dianalester1351]

Love your pretty chickens and Dog.

[@silky0439]

I just found you and I think you are just a Precious soul! Thank you for sharing your gifts with us! You have found a New Sub!

[@MistyJean78]

Oh thank you!

[@silky0439]

@@MistyJean78 you are so Very welcome! My heart broke when you called yourself a monster for getting upset and using the F-bomb. You have no idea how toxic people can be. That was not a rant. That was a very sweet and heartfelt way of telling us that you were terribly distraught over the outcome with homemade whipped cream. I do believe others feel the same. Please keep the videos coming. They are a Blessing!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@MistyJean78]

😭 thank you! You’re comment really made my day ❤️

[@silky0439]

@@MistyJean78 we’re gonna have to stop this cuz you made Me cry!🥹

[@loriannperry5302]

We ate so much of this as a kid my grandma and great grandma were from Oklahoma and brought the recipe with the whole crew. 9 children and great grandpa. Oh how people looked at us like we had no brains at all every sunday

[@MistyJean78]

Hahaha 🤣 opossum pie will make you lose your mind! I can’t eat it without making strange sounds.

[@capecodfloridagirl9203]

Love the way you scroll the ingredients and amounts as you prepare the pie! I was intrigued by the name Possum Pie and have to admit it sounds and looks delicious!

[@suzettebavier4412]

I'm in Oklahoma 👋🏼

[@suzettebavier4412]

@@MistyJean78 🤣

[@SlushboxH8R]

I’m in my late 50s, born and raised in SoCal but my dad was born in AR and his family migrated here during the Great Depression like so many others. All that said because it is cultural touch points like Opossum Pie that remind me of my childhood growing up with a subculture slightly different that my other suburban friends. The first time I offered a childhood friend a slice of it after school one day … 😂

[@tammybranham528]

Oh I Loved Granny Clampet

[@aqua6613]

A standing ovation for the chickens who produced such gorgeous eggs 🐔 🐥 👏 🙌 ❤

[@MistyJean78]

Yes indeed!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️😅

[@wayned5872]

Look great

[@zworm2]

Just found our channel! Your kitchen and home looks beautiful. As for the Opossum Pie - That is in my future!

[@jw77019]

I love your Corning pie plate. Those are excellent and hard to find.

[@charlesjensen3288]

I thank you for this recipe and god bless

[@rebeccajustis8826]

This recipe sounds fabulous but I'm highly doubtful that this is what 'Granny' was talking about! i can't wait to try it!!

[@angiefav1847]

Just came across this video, and I totally loved it, cheers from Australia Melbourne ❤

[@creative2716]

Looks scrum-diddly-umptious! Loved your video.

[@timacrow]

The crust alone sounds delicious!

[@Roadrunner78626]

Thank you so much for sharing ❤Take Care and God Bless✝️🙏🏼🕊❤️Looks great

[@MistyJean78]

Thank you! You too!

[@25arkie]

I'm from Pine Bluff (now living in Colorado) and you just made me want to run home for some good food!

[@MistyJean78]

Colorado is beautiful😍 especially the Arkansas river!!!! Lol

[@AnnaHuey]

Every year mom took us to Arkansas to visit 3 of her sister's and families. Mt. Judea, Cave Creek, and Jasper Arkansas. I thought those Arkansas mountains were really big until I saw Colorado's mountains in Denver, Boulder Falls, Estes Park etc. They are huge and beautiful.

[@pattih7]

Love your personality, and that ie! Sounds yummy!😊

[@RM-of3bo]

Thanks for the great recipe! Awesome, double-door oven…never saw one like that before. I love your cooking outside on the fire and the down-home style all around.

[@margiescott-smith2714]

Oh honey, there's no need to apologize to us. We all have felt the same way you did and said things we regret. I just love you and just be you honey. Its beautiful..!!

[@valpetrovic1884]

I just stumbled across this video, love your wit, and bonus for you, your hubby looks and sounds like Sam Elliott!!! I'm definitely a fan now!!! And the pie looks awesome too!

[@MistyJean78]

You’re exactly right! I’ve been saying so for year😍

[@davidfisher12865]

I bet it's good. My mom got to know 3 of her great grandmothers. They gave her recipes. I remember that chicken and dumplings from 17th century Virginia. Oh yeah!

[@ThizardOfOzz]

"fit to be tied" oh man this lady is hilarious i love her

[@sebastianstarr007]

This video is so beautiful, I love your lifestyle it makes me want to move there.. This pie looks like an absolute slice of heaven, and I can't wait to make it... Thank you so much for posting!!! God bless you 🙏

[@kerryh3918]

What a truly sweet lady you are…..love your recipes & darl you’re a gem. Love & kind regards from me in South Australia

[@MistyJean78]

Thank you so much!❤️

[@IAMGiftbearer]

Yum! Looks delicious!

[@maricampari3970]

You're just lovely. Thanks for sharing this recipe. You have a nice homestead and it gives me a cozy homey feeling watching you cook. 💕

[@MistyJean78]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@melgillham462]

That is an amazing oven. Call me sheltered, but i havent seen the cabinet door type opening ones like that before. Its downright handy. I think its called possum pie cause everybody gonna be playing possum after a rich treat like that, sawin too many logs to think about work😂.

[@MistyJean78]

It’s definitely great right before a nap 😅 The oven is a 1958 Frigidaire with french door. My husband picked it up from a market place find, it’s one of my most favorite things❤️ thanks for watching

[@PhiloVance-yl2ko]

​@@MistyJean78Did I see the matching electric stovetop and range hood, too?

[@MistyJean78]

@@PhiloVance-yl2ko yes, I have a refrigerator but she’s not running. Hopefully she will soon.

[@creativelygrowingcreativity]

I need this in my life!😊

[@margaretwalker5188]

I love your oven. The pie is great.❤

[@mike-zh4kf]

I just found your channel and I'm so glad I did. This recipe is phenomenal, I enjoyed every bite and I plan on making it more often. Also, you're so damned pretty, smart and sweet that I do believe that I'm a lifelong follower!!!

[@evelynsinclair6866]

That pie looks great. I'm going to make one. Thank you for the recipe.

[@michellesolomon1773]

For best whipping cream. Make sure beaters and bowl are super clean. Chill bowl and beaters in freezer 10mins at least. Do not over whip. It should have soft peaks. Try to look for heavy whipping cream in the store.

[@SmallTownSouthernWife]

❤

[@jackieskitchen1966]

Oh my goodness I will have to make this! I love your oven 😊 Looking forward to more of your videos

[@Avotts]

Thanks so much for sharing. Years ago we were invited to a friends parents for lunch. As soon as I heard possum pie, I wanted to go home. Everyone enjoyed a good lunch except me. I nibbled on cornbread muffins. I took a deep breath when dessert was brought. At least I didnt think road kill would be in it. To my horror they said it was the possum pie. I waited til everyone had started eating and bragging on every bite. I finally got a tiny bit and immediately got more. She would not share the reciept. You have finally filled in the gaps. Unfortunately, I can no longer have chocolate.

[@MistyJean78]

I love this so much!!!❤️❤️😂

[@dianalester1351]

Oh my, what a delightful Recie, Thank you

[@yassyme5877]

Keep those recipes coming

[@peggymason7438]

Never heard of opposum pie but looks and sound delish! Wow! Gotta try this!

[@whall6101]

Thank you for the information and that delicious recipe!

[@vickygoodrich4761]

I love this lady! She had me grinning like an opossum! Lol That pie looked wonderful!

[@JesusisMySavior1.]

You are just the cutest lady. That pie looks delicious.

[@MistyJean78]

Thank you ☺️

[@judyfalcone9125]

I love your music it is just soothing as is you voice

[@Marilyn12346]

Just found your channel & subscribed! That possum pie looks delicious 😋 You had me at the crust girl 👍🤩👏

[@MistyJean78]

Thanks for subbing!

[@brentevans6923]

I licked the screen on my phone when it was done, it tasted GOOD ‼️

[@phishtacosfishingandstuff2677]

Good job. I can't wait to try this.

[@pamsharp6314]

Just ran across your channel, I’m a southern girl from South Carolina and will definitely make this. Oh I subscribed and want to see more. Thanks for sharing.

[@MistyJean78]

Thanks for watching and subscribing 😀

[@pluperfectvintage5222]

Hi, Just discovered your channel😯! I absolutely LOVE YOU❤️!! The pie looks good too👍, but your presentation was out of this world!! Thank you for bringing a smile 😊 to an “old Southern Country Girl!”

[@MistyJean78]

Thank you so much 😊 I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@cathymurray8119]

Me too!

[@richardelwart2894]

That man eating that pie 🥧 😋 must be ur old man... my wife passed afew years ago GOD BLESS HER 🙌 at any rate he's a blessed man...my baby did a that good cooking like you... 👍 👌 GONNA SEE IF I COULD GET ONE OF THESE GALS TO MAKE THE PIE FOR ME OUT HERE IN CALIFORNIA... GOD BLESS YOU TWO...

[@MistyJean78]

Awe, thank you so much. I’m sure them California gals make a fine pie. 😊

[@tonyasalo]

This looks so yummy. Nothing better than homemade dessert. Can't wait to try it.😊

[@dennissmallwood9082]

Beautiful table setting and I bet that pie is delicious.

[@MistyJean78]

Thank you 😊

[@deniseveiw7992]

So yummy looking.

[@dalainebloom4505]

This looks DELICIOUS!! I cannot wait to try this recipe. Thank You for sharing this one with Us.

[@theresadavis1834]

Wow what an amazing pie. Looks amazing

[@robertdodd9623]

Looks Delicious ! Hello Neighbor from Texas

[@violetyoder6979]

I really enjoyed the video. The pie looked great. You are a joy.

[@MistyJean78]

Thank you so much! ☺️

[@perkins1439]

I'm glad no possums were harmed in the making of this video but my brother kept a possum in a pin for one month and fed it and cooked it and I ate a possum biscuit personally I don't kill animals I try to help them

[@Earthgal1964]

1. You're adorable! 2. I can't wait to try this! lol ♥

[@MistyJean78]

😊 thank you

[@Earthgal1964]

@@MistyJean78 You're welcome!

[@SmallTownSouthernWife]

❤ love your channel

[@zapot66]

This was a very enjoyable video. Truly liked it. Thank you and blessings.

[@MistyJean78]

I’m so glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@dianalester1351]

I was born in Huntington, Wv, now live in Roanoke, Va. Been through Tenn on travels, lovely.

[@reginarenoude1098]

Great video. New sub . Lived in Arkansas ...all my life

[@MistyJean78]

Thank you so much 😊 I’m glad to have a subscriber from home!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@jeansteele6586]

Looks absolutely delicious, May have to try this for a birthday dessert

[@MistyJean78]

I did the same with thing 😄

[@kimleecarroll4052]

Tip for homemade whip topping put bowel and beater in freezer to get cold it will help keep the whipping cream cold . Saw it on another show. Pie looks good

[@MistyJean78]

That is an excellent tip, thank you 😊

[@lisadrake6165]

This looks absolutely SINFULLY good! May have to go to the altar and ask for forgiveness after eating this!😉) I am now rethinking one of our Thanksgiving desserts! Also, the sausage, peppers, etc looked equally delicious 😋. Just found your channel, I will be back!!!😊 Have a blessed week

[@nathanh525]

thanks for sharing this! excited to try, especially the homemade chocolate pudding part

[@nancymccormick1008]

That looks so good. I will be cooking this. Thank you 😊

[@MistyJean78]

Hope you enjoy

[@mariapena6767]

I think that pie is something I'd try. Thanks for sharing! Pro tip on whipping your own heavy cream: Make sure there is no trace of grease or fat on the beaters, mixing bowl, and spatula. Any trace of fat will prevent the cream from whipping to fluffy consistency. What will likely happen is it will be overbeaten into curdled butter and start to seperate into whey and butter. Also, it helps to chill everything before whipping and wait until the cream forms soft peaks before gradually adding the powdered sugar and finally the vanilla. I give all my equipment a good wash in hot water and dish soap until squeaky clean and dry with a fresh dish towel. Some people even wipe their equipment with some vinegar just to make sure there is no bit of oil or grease.

[@MistyJean78]

Great tips, thank you. I had never heard that about the fat preventing fluffiness. 👍🏻

[@mariapena6767]

Yes. Ma'am. You're welcome. Same applies to whipping meringue. Can't have a trace of grease or egg yolk in order to whip to fluffy stiff peaks.

[@carolspencer9396]

I liked your video; great recipe and great, no nonsense explanation of how-to and ingredient instructions

[@GBuds_RVremodel]

My mom was raised near England AR and as a child us kids would spend a month at each grandparents houses. The one in England and the other in NLR in Baring Cross area. Both taught us how to cook various things. This was a favorite.

[@MistyJean78]

Not far from me, I’m in Haskell 😁

[@dianeburtnett528]

You are delightful. And that pie looks amazing. I had to subscribe and hit the notification bell so I don't miss your videos.

[@MistyJean78]

You hitting that notification bell really made my day!😭❤️ thank you so much.

[@california3186]

I haven’t made one in years but yes! So yummy!!!

[@OldCountryCooks]

Hey Misty! Your Opossum Pie is making the rounds! Glad I found it and your channel. Outstanding Pie. I'm from NC and had versions of this pie. This does look like it's truly the BEST. Chef John & Rebecca

[@MistyJean78]

Thank you so much 😊

[@Sabrina-u3o8b]

Them yolks stood up nice . You have great eggs maam!

[@novampires223]

Dang! I would love to have that oven!

[@Jane_Dow]

Just found your channel. Love the " Opossun Pie " story. I'll have to share it w/ my Aunt & Cousins. PS. An the recipe too ! Thank You !

[@MistyJean78]

Thank you ☺️ I’m glad you enjoyed it enough to share, that makes me so happy ❤️