# Grilled pecan pie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 22, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-pecan-pie/353778 "2006-04-22T19:35:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-pecan-pie/353778/1 "2006-04-22T19:35:14Z")
Aha, cuisine. So please don’t tell me I’m in the wrong forum. 😉 I have, a couple of times im Bakersfield and once in Lousianna, enjoyed a delicacy called “grilled pecan pie”. That’s exactly what it is, a slice of regular ol’ pecan pie (the dark syrup kind, not that sissy light stuff) generously buttered then turned upside-down on a grill and fried until the sugar caramelizes. It’s then turned rightside-up onto a plate and topped with ice cream. Pretty poison. 😛 Can anybody witness for me that such a thing does, indeed, exist? You don’t have to admit that you have eaten any, just that you know about it. That was grilled, _not_ deep fried. Everybody knows about all that deep fried stuff. Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-pecan-pie/353778/2 "2006-04-23T02:25:28Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > Aha, cuisine. So please don’t tell me I’m in the wrong forum. 😉 > I have, a couple of times im Bakersfield and once in Lousianna, enjoyed a delicacy called “grilled pecan pie”. That’s exactly what it is, a slice of regular ol’ pecan pie (the dark syrup kind, not that sissy light stuff) generously buttered then turned upside-down on a grill and fried until the sugar caramelizes. It’s then turned rightside-up onto a plate and topped with ice cream. > Pretty poison. 😛 > Can anybody witness for me that such a thing does, indeed, exist? You don’t have to admit that you have eaten any, just that you know about it. > That was grilled, _not_ deep fried. Everybody knows about all that deep fried stuff. > Peace, > mangeorge I must say that I really, really want to try this. But unfortunately, this is the first I’ve heard of it. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-pecan-pie/353778/3 "2006-04-23T02:52:47Z")
No, I haven’t heard of this at all, and am pretty hooked in to Southern Cuisine. It does make total Southern sense, though. Sweet and delicious, why not just intensify it a bit more. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-pecan-pie/353778/4 "2006-04-23T03:14:33Z")
This dish was really popular at the cafe we went to in Lousianna, and pretty popular in the pie shop in Bakersfield where folks said it reminded them of “back home”. 😕 I googled “grilled pecan pie” and got several hits. Problem is that they were message boards and blogs, many from or about New Orleans, but didn’t have any pictures. Must be a very localized treat. 🙂 All I remember is that they smeared butter on the pie then fried it on the grill. They also did the same to other pastries, bear claws and the like, but I’ve seen that done in many places. Beats the hell outta nukeing it, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-pecan-pie/353778/5 "2006-04-23T03:24:09Z")
Here’s an [example](http://seabass.dynup.net/pages/Family_Gale&Charlene.html). That which she is enjoying looks right. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-pecan-pie/353778/6 "2006-04-23T03:31:23Z")
Waffle House routinely offers to slather your pecan pie with butter and heat it up on the grill. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-pecan-pie/353778/7 "2006-04-23T06:29:02Z")
Is it really grilled, or is it cooked on a griddle? I would expect if you put a piece of pecan pie upside-down on a grill the insides would melt and drip through the bars. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-pecan-pie/353778/8 "2006-04-23T15:51:05Z")
> [@Jeff Lichtman](#): > > Is it really grilled, or is it cooked on a griddle? I would expect if you put a piece of pecan pie upside-down on a grill the insides would melt and drip through the bars. No bars. You are correct in your terminology. It’s cooked on that big flat thing on which the cook fries burgers, eggs, and _grilled_ cheese sandwiches (etc). :eek: ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-pecan-pie/353778/9 "2006-04-23T15:58:11Z")
> [@spoke-](#): > > Waffle House routinely offers to slather your pecan pie with butter and heat it up on the grill. Oh, hi **spoke-**. That sounds like what I’m asking about, but I remember them putting the pie on the grill (griddle) pecan side down. And the pecans and syrup would caramelize to a crust. So maybe that’s it. Simple, really. I think I’ll go get one of those Bama pecan tarts, if they’re still around, and try that. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-pecan-pie/353778/10 "2006-04-24T05:13:29Z")
I’ve never seen it grilled upside down. But Waffle House will cheerfully offer to butter’n’grill your slice of pecan pie. ---
**Author:** ![First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/First_Amongst_Daves)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-pecan-pie/353778/11 "2006-04-24T14:36:27Z")
Good God I’m hungry now.