Can I Substitute Walnuts For Pecans In Pecan Pie

[devilsknew]

@BeaMyra

I just tried the pecan pie, substituting candied walnuts instead of plain walnuts and it works out so much better. So I would say if you want to substitute walnuts for pecans, candy them first. Thanks for the other ideas

Well, that isn’t my experience, a bag of Diamond Walnut halves worked just fine without candying them or otherwise adulterating them (wasting my time). Candying walnuts just seems useless and redundant if you are essentially going to candy/roast them in a pie full of sugar and syrup.

You said you came into a bunch of walnuts? Are they commercially grown and processed or are they “fresh” off the ground from under someone’s tree? Maybe they are a bit more “green” and tannic than your average walnut?

[Baker]

Using walnuts in place of pecans won’t change the working of a recipe, just the flavor.

As a baker I’ve used ground pecans in place of walnuts in baklava. It’s still good, just different in taste.

[devilsknew]

I think this guy understands Chocolate and Walnuts when they coalesce in essence wit some Kentuck Bourbon.