# Pecan Pie Without The Pecans **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 17, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567 "2015-09-17T16:21:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/21 "2015-09-17T18:57:52Z")
Sounds like a giant Butter Tart to me. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/22 "2015-09-17T19:06:22Z")
I was thinking butter tart or sugar pie (Tarte au sucre)? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/23 "2015-09-17T19:14:14Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > I make my pecan pie with molasses. Heretic. True Believers use Karo Syrup. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/24 "2015-09-17T19:55:28Z")
My wife loves chocolate pecan pie but I canā€™t stand pecans, so she makes me chocolate pecan-less pie. Lately, sheā€™s just been replacing the pecans with peanuts, and itā€™s fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/25 "2015-09-17T20:01:14Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Heretic. True Believers use Karo Syrup. šŸ˜› Fine. You wonā€™t get any. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/26 "2015-09-17T20:48:41Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > My wife loves chocolate pecan pie but I canā€™t stand pecans, so she makes me chocolate pecan-less pie. Lately, sheā€™s just been replacing the pecans with peanuts, and itā€™s fantastic. That sounds amazing. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/27 "2015-09-17T21:15:37Z")
Iā€™m standing on the molasses side of the room for pecan pie and voting for good ole Hoosier sugar pie for the mystery pecanless wonder. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/28 "2015-09-17T21:42:52Z")
It could also be vinegar pie, which is a close relation to chess pie. ---
**Author:** ![sherrycherie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sherrycherie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sherrycherie)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/29 "2015-09-17T22:45:12Z")
Might it be ā€œMock Pecan Pieā€, made with pinto beans? There are lots of recipes by Googling. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/30 "2015-09-17T22:53:15Z")
> [@sherrycherie](#): > > Might it be ā€œMock Pecan Pieā€, made with pinto beans? There are lots of recipes by Googling. That crap is a sin against all that anyone holds holy. A friendā€™s wife tried to pass some off on us one night while camping. We donā€™t camp with them anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/31 "2015-09-17T22:57:49Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > That crap is a sin against all that anyone holds holy. A friendā€™s wife tried to pass some off on us one night while camping. > > We donā€™t camp with them anymore. That ought to fix them, by God! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/32 "2015-09-17T23:06:51Z")
My mother used to make [Buttermilk Pie](http://www.food.com/recipe/buttermilk-pie-56) - very similar to chess but different. I used to get made fun of by the neigborhood kids until they tried it. ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/33 "2015-09-18T00:01:15Z")
Oatmeal pie. My wife makes it every Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/34 "2015-09-18T00:10:21Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > That ought to fix them, by God! šŸ˜ƒ It did, it did. My wife can outcook anybody of the group, so theyā€™ve been on crap rations every trip since. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/35 "2015-09-18T01:12:30Z")
> [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > This reminds me, I have read of the British ā€œBanoffee Pieā€, and I must find some. It sounds like thatā€™s ā€œjustā€ a layer of dulce de leche (easy to make by boiling up some condensed milk), poured into a crust, with bananas and whipped cream. Oh, my aching pancreas. (with my sweet tooth, that sounds too much even for me, though Iā€™d happily try it). Of course, now I want some too, or some chess pie at the least - all the years I lived in North Carolina and I never had any. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/36 "2015-09-18T01:19:19Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > That crap is a sin against all that anyone holds holy. A friendā€™s wife tried to pass some off on us one night while camping. > > We donā€™t camp with them anymore. Were their bodies ever found? Please tell me they were never found. Egad. I donā€™t love pecans, but **beans**??? (I donā€™t like Japanese desserts with bean paste, either). Next people will be claiming they [donā€™t need apples](http://www.backofthebox.com/recipes/pies-pastries/ritz-mock-apple-pie.html) to make pie, either! ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/37 "2015-09-18T01:55:22Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > My wife loves chocolate pecan pie but I canā€™t stand pecans, so she makes me chocolate pecan-less pie. Lately, sheā€™s just been replacing the pecans with peanuts, and itā€™s fantastic. Get your wife in here, because we need this recipe, stat. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/38 "2015-09-18T01:59:48Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > Were their bodies ever found? Please tell me they were never found. > > Egad. I donā€™t love pecans, but **beans**??? (I donā€™t like Japanese desserts with bean paste, either). > > Next people will be claiming they [donā€™t need apples](http://www.backofthebox.com/recipes/pies-pastries/ritz-mock-apple-pie.html) to make pie, either! I love pinto bean pie. Itā€™s even better than circus peanuts. Seriously, the ones my mama made kicked ass. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/39 "2015-09-18T02:45:41Z")
My French Canadian relatives used to make a maple sugar pie. More of a tart, a pie crust with maple sugar and cream, it was flat and served in small wedges. ---
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/40 "2015-09-18T03:08:13Z")
> [@P-man](#): > > I love pinto bean pie. Itā€™s even better than circus peanuts. Seriously, the ones my mama made kicked ass. Hell no. Sounds worse than Ritz cracker ā€œappleā€ pie. Just no, and I will try almost anything. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567.md?page=3)