This recipe's got me thinking that other hard candies might work here. 🤔 Werther's, starbright mints, butterscotch...What say you? Click here helixsleep.com/emmymade for up to $200 off your Helix Sleep mattress plus two free pillows!
yeah, the one saving grace of all these 1940-1950s suburban sweet pies is at least they are light. Not dense like the pies and cakes that stood the test of time.
Nothing to do with adorable pies, but I must suggest Red Hots for making cotton candy! I have one of those toy cotton candy machines that you can put regular candies in, and Red Hots (also lemon drops (smash those with a spoon or something) make the most amazing cotton candy!
This is the potluckiest pie I've ever seen. I could see my coworker, Barbara, encouraging everyone to try some as the recipe has been in her family for generations. No thanks, Barb. I'm good.
okay I really wanna try this but ALSO like an elevated version of this with real cinnamon and vermicelli noodles, maybe like a cross between rice pudding and falooda 👀💦
Such a pretty pie, but I can't get over the pasta. Lol. Strange is a good description, I'm curious, but not curious enough to try it. Lol 😆 thanks for taking one for the team!
@spiderdude2099 maybe...??? Or is it like saying that cake is eggs and flour so it's like having eggs and toast for breakfast. Don't get me wrong I love cake for breakfast.
@Sarah Moeding um... yes! I love tapioca! But isn't that made from cassava root? It's Like a starchier potato, not a potato, but a root veggie similar. I mean I guess if you consider the veggie flour of the cassava a flour? Idk.. we are dissecting this pie a little too much. But what I will say, if we replaced the alphabet pasta with tapioca pearls, I would feel much better about it in general! Thanks for the suggestion! 💞
Spiced apples with red hots are SO good, that’s what they make me think of because I grew up eating them. You really do wonder how people come up with these bizarre recipes!
I should have scrolled down before I commented. My grandma made those every year. Southern Indiana here, where did you eat them? I have never met anyone else who even knows of them.
Leave out the alphabet pasta and use spiced apples, this could have been really good! My mother used to sprinkle cherry jello powder on peeled apples and bake them so that it would turn into a cherry syrup that tasted kind of like candy apples.
I found out the same thing about lentil candy when my son's class needed a non-dairy M&M style candy for a party. Apparently it's just what that shape of candy is called but I had no idea either! It was sure funny seeing "chocolate lentils" on the list at first.
Seeing that candy always brings back memories of my mom making homemade applesauce. She would make a batch with the red hots and it would be so vibrant red and delicious
i have to go with that old saying...."the first bite is with the eye's" i dont think i would eat this. but thanks for making it! its always nice to see these old recipes come to life
When I lived in Kenya, I would sometimes buy shelf-stable cream because fresh cream was not always available. It is better as an ingredient (in sauces or in the custard portion of this pie) than for whipping.
That's a good thing to know, shelf stable doesn't whip well👍 Did you have access to coconut cream and try whipping that? It's fairly decent surprisingly. I wonder if it's better than shelf stable whipped cream..🤔
Sounds like this was invented during the same era as “Frog-Eye Salad”! Acini de Pepe Pasta (the eyes!) Canned fruit custard cool whip Sounds crazy, but so good!
Dylan Hollis made this and many other retro recipes on his channel. He had made some weird ones. Like a Tomato soup cake. Which was actually good and had no tomato taste. Tomato is a fruit. Check out his channel.
I recently just tried that Trader Joe's shelf stable cream. I had the same thoughts as you, only to discover upon reading the box, it requires 6 hours in the fridge prior.
ALL whipped cream requires it to be extra cold. Most recipes will even suggest that you place the bowl & metal mixer parts into the fridge for an hour or so before whipping to get really fluffy whipped cream. I was very surprised Emmy didn't know this (or that she didn't read the box first, AND make an edit that it wasn't the product that failed).
Loved this 😊❤ My great-Nanna used to have a M&m candy dispenser that she would always keep full of red hots because it was her favorite treat lol the dispenser took pennies so she kept a bowl of pennies next to it, and as a small child I loved showing how brave I was that I could eat the "spicy" candy too lol thank you for sharing, it definitely is a different recipe, but just the memories that the mention of red hots brought back totally made me smile and made my day 😊❤
This is definitely up there with some of the more bizarre confections you've tried, lol. I could deal with the custard and pasta combo, but the pear pieces look just wrong.
Emmy, I tried using the same box of Trader Joe's shelf stable whipping cream and I couldn't get it to whip either, even when it was cold. I'm glad I'm not the only one!
The look on your face when you took that first bite tells it all. Yuk Speaking of red hots. In the fall when we would go pick apples in the orchard. We would come home and start making applesauce to can. My MIL always put red hot candies in 1/2 of the sauce before we canned it It was a welcome treat all winter long
My grandma put red hots in her applesauce, too. It was always my favorite because it was pink, so it amazed me and I was disappointed when I learned that homemade applesauce is not automatically pink, lol.
Chilled bowl and beaters are also good when whipping cream or things like Milnot (filled milk) to a fluffy consistency- this was a fun recipe and sounds delicious
The custard is the color of strawberry jello pie. I used to make it for my grandmother and also a family friend because they were both diabetic any time they came to visit because you can make the pie in any flavor of jello and you can make it diabetic by using sugar free premade graham crackers crusts (Keebler makes one) sugar free jello, and sugar free cool whip. It’s super simple: 1 package jello (any flavor in regular or sugar free), 1/2 cup boiling water, 1/2 cup cold water, 1/2 cup ice (I used crushed), 1 premade graham cracker crust (regular or sugar free), 16 ounce tub of thawed cool whip (regular or zero sugar). Mix boiling water and jello until dissolved, add cold water and ice and mix until all ice is melted and jello begins to thicken, refrigerate for 30-45 minutes until cooled completely, don’t allow the jello to set. Once jello has cooled, fold in cool whip a little at a time until there is no more liquid jello mixture. Mound into premade crust, cover loosely and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Serve. This can be made in advance or 4 hours before serving. I have made it in lemon, cherry, peach, strawberry, lime, grape, and berry blue, but any flavor of jello will work and all the flavors I have tried were yummy!
One thing we LOVE using red hots for is making candied applebutter! It makes a reddish pink cinnamon applebutter that is to die for. And my great aunt used to make "Christmas Candy Pickles" using red hots basically a bright red cucumber pickle that has a unique texture. A favorite with us kids back in the day
The restaurant I used to work at in the Coeurd'Alene Resort used to to put red hots in there apples for pork chops. It was really good and made the apples bright red!
Red hots are a Christmas thing for me. When my grandmother made cookie press trees and wreaths at Christmas, red hots were the baubles and holly berries she decorated them with.
It actually makes a difference if the whipped cream is chilled, I always put it in the fridge a day before I intend to use it. Also, the one I am using doesn’t require added sugar, I think that softens it too.
Do you think someone just one day said “I have all these ingredients in my cupboard, might as well toss them all together and see what I get”? I just cannot fathom how these recipes come to be sometimes. 😂
oh my gosh Emmy I got so excited about this video!! My sweet late grandmother used to use red hots instead of sugar to make rice pudding with leftover white rice! She grew up in the great depression era and truly used EVERY bit of food possible, and this was one of her zero-waste creations. It is a family favorite to this day, and I still make it when i’m missing her. This video reminded me so much of her “red hot rice” as she would call it, and it instantly reminded me of my grandma ❤️ I have leftover redhots in my cupboard from making red hot rice and i’m thinking about trying out this pie now!!! I think it’s SO interesting how they were used in the late 30’s/early 40’s in recipes!!!! So cool!! I thought my grandma invented it all on her own and unfortunately did not ask her while she was alive, so this video felt like a little piece of the puzzle has been solved for me ❤️
This didn't look appetizing to me at all, but I love that you tried it. Cinnamon red hots were one of my favorites when I was a kid, but the alphabet pasta, strange. lol
I was even more confused at first, because the only alphabet pasta I've seen is in tomato sauce in a can. Makes a bit more sense that it's just pasta, still a completely bonkers recipe though!
Red Hots make me think of Christmas. My hometown does a little Christmas thing every year that we started going to because my choir sang there when I was a kid. They let you put red hots in your apple cider. My favorite place is always the little blacksmithing shed. They give out hand-crafted nails to people every year as sovoniers. I always have to get one. You get to watch them work and ask them questions and you can also buy some of the things they make. And it's nice and warm in there. We also always do the horse-drawn carriage ride, and we've had lots of fun on those.
Now that you have a plethora of cinnamon candies, once it is cucumber season you need to make some Cinnamon Pickles. I found the recipe in a Ball Canning Cookbook. My grandmother made them and I love them.
Very interesting. Was not sure about the pasta. I remember my mother would make apple sauce and put red hots in it.Please Stay Safe, Happy And Healthy. Have A Wonderful Day
My first experience with red hots candy was when I was little. I was at a party at someone’s house my parents knew, and there was a huge bowl of them in the bathroom for whatever reason. I had never heard of this candy, so I gave it a try. Luckily the faucet was right there
I can’t even handle my toothbrush being in there exposed and people really out here with food stuffs in there for their guests…. We really do be living in a society.
Hey emmy. I saw you post about this on Facebook and was so curious!!!! I’ve been wanting to try red hot jam. I love mid-century menu and going to make one of the items in their blog on Sunday
@@anakelly76512 regular pasta is cooked also in nearly boiling water, just as this kind of pasta are in the soup when you re-heat it :D. you don't need to crank up the heat to cook pasta, in fact try this next time : cook them in "used to be boiling" water, removed from the heat. it will work exactly the same and you'll save 5mn amount of gaz/heat for any pasta cooking session.
When I have heavy cream from bulk stores, I will pour it into silicone muffin cups and freeze it. It works great when you thaw and use it. That way you don't have to worry about spoilage.
We got married Feb 16, 1991 and had cinnamon hearts as a wedding favors and our guest could not get enough of them! Everyone had red tongues and were soooo happy
Yep, and "red hots" are Schneiders' hot dogs /wieners!!! No wonder I was scratching my head when the title said cinnamon candy and then she says red hots!!
For years, my family has used these candies to make a "Christmas Drink." Put half-gallon of apple juice in a pot. Add 0.5-1 cup of Red Hots, depending on your taste. Bring to a simmer slowly and simmer until candies are dissolved. Taste, and if your apple juice as really tart, add sugar to taste. Serve hot or some like it cold over ice. It is also a great drink when you are sick or have a sore throat.
Cinnamon red hots (for my childhood) were used around Christmas as the buttons on gingerbread men and then again on gingerbread houses as decorations. Rarely did we use it on valentines day, my family didn't like them out side of gingerbread. I love them, and have a bag in my freezer.
This reminds me of something my husband likes to make called Pink Pineapple Topping. It’s just 1 can crushed pineapple 1/4 C red hot candies and a 1/4 C white corn syrup. Simmer all together over medium heat until candies are melted. We cool it down first and then serve over vanilla ice cream. Though it sounded terrible, but it’s actually really good!
Shelf stable cream is just normal cream made UHT (ultra-high temperature processed) so the "use by" date is extended and the refrigeration storage is not needed. It still needs to be chilled before whipping ☺️
Red Hots! I am so reminded of my Grandmother, in the 60s, making applesauce and stirring in Red Hots for color and flavor. I especially liked eating it before the Red Hots completely melted; you'd get that little crunch and bite of cinnamon!
This pie reminds me of the types of dishes we would see at our family pot lucks. There were always interesting sweet treats to eat. They seemed to always have cool whip/whip cream with a custard/pudding. I really miss those days. It has been many years since I thought of those dishes. Some were very good and some well not so good. Oh just to go back to those fun filled times with family and pot luck dinners.
My family has a holiday "Salad" recipe from the 50s involving melting redhots with apple sauce, adding plain gelatin (original recipe called for apple Jello, but they don't make that flavor now), and setting half in a ring mold. Then whip cream cheese w/ pecans, and when the jello begins to set, put the cream cheese in between in, then cover with the rest of the jello. It's actually really good. Cool, sweet, spicy, creamy, just a little salty (from the cream cheese), & nutty.
I'm not sure if others have mentioned it, but "lentil" is a candy industry term for little round candy. The infamous M&Ms are lentils. During Easter I love Mint Lentil candy. Dark chocolate mints covered in a pastel candy coating.
My mom makes “Cinnamon Jello” every Christmas. She melts the cinnamon candies in cherry or strawberry jello (can’t remember which) and pours it over chopped walnuts, red apples and celery. It’s sooo yummy 🥰
Cool! I like seeing these recipes. I was just on a ration livestream and the host was telling everyone about your videos. Happy Valentine's day everyone! 💘
At first I had doubts but it looks very cute and appealing. And as you kept working on your slice I felt like I might like it. Certainly something new.
I put red hots in my hot chocolate. About a tablespoon or so in the bottom of your mug before you add the hot chocolate. You can put a star light mint (the round white peppermints with red stripes) in the mug instead. The Lindt truffle balls make great hot chocolate too.
I love cinnamon, cinnamon candies and Fire Balls. Also, War Heads and other sour candies. You can also use cinnamon candies as the coating for candy apples.
One of my family’s favorite recipes for the holidays is Red Hot Apples! Looks kind of atrocious with how weirdly red the apples get, but it’s so good. It gets baked and is like hot apple sauce with Red Hots!
Cinnamon candy jello mold was a thing in the 50s and 60s. I think it had strawberry jello and cream in it. Some type of canned fruit as well...pears or pineapple. My Mom made it for pot lucks.
My grandmother used those candies when she canned crab apples making candied apples. I was shocked when she showed me. They were available all year long but were heart shaped for valentines day. That was 50 years ago
@@shannonwest7560 I thought that too until I saw the consistency after they were done. They looked thicker and softer, like a squishy candy. Talk about transforming pasta!
I would probably Iike this pie without the pasta and with apples instead of pears. My grandmother from North Central North Carolina always used cinnamon spiced red apple slices to garnish our plates, so I grew up loving those flavors together. My grandmother probably would've loved this pie. I remember loving red hot hearts and atomkc fireball candy as a child. When I was 5/6 years old, in the early 1960s, I was allowed to have a running (up to $2 a month) credit account at the gas station/country store across the road from our house, I'd buy Red Hot Atomic Fireballs and I'd put a big atomic fireball in a glass full of hot water and wait for it to dissolve so I could have what I thought was a yummy spicy drink. $2 a month doesn't sound like much money but at the time the rent on our 3 bedroom house was $50 a month and most candy was just a penny or 2, a big candy bar was 5 cents. A coke or pepsi was 10 cents in a bottle. The drugstore in town sold 7 cent fountain sodas and 10 cent chili dogs. You could get a squirt of cherry syrup and or chocolate in your 7 cent cola drink for free.
