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  • 7 weeks ago
Sugar and spice and…pinto beans? In this video, Josh shows you how to make pinto bean pie, a vintage recipe that incorporates a can of pinto beans into a cozy, warm dessert. Combine ingredients and pour into a pie shell and bake until set. Top with whipped cream and garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon and indulge in this retro treat!
Transcript
00:00I bet you five bucks you can't guess this pie secret ingredient.
00:03So this recipe starts out innocently enough, sugar, spice, that's totally nice, but the
00:07next ingredient is going to shock you, pinto beans.
00:10People were putting beans in desserts way back into the 20s when things were scarce
00:14and times were tough.
00:15We're just going to have faith in Miss CJ Husky from Waco, Texas.
00:18I mean, if you top a pie with whipped cream and a little nutmeg, you wouldn't look at
00:21this and think there's beans in it, right?
00:23But we know the truth.
00:24Let's see what it tastes like.
00:26Honestly it's good.
00:27Thanks to the fall spices, it's nice and cozy and it almost has the texture of a pecan
00:30pie, just not as crunchy.
00:32Not bad.

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