# 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:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/41 "2015-09-18T04:22:05Z")
Aaah crap, now I really want some PIE! Store bought is faster but tastes like ass and apathy. My tummy is calling for what my sister calls Mason-Dixon pie - basically a pecan pie baked on top of a New York style cheesecake and my thighs are lying to be by saying I can get by with only eating one piece. Yeah,riiiight. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/42 "2015-09-18T17:29:05Z")
> [@sherrycherie](#): > > Might it be “Mock Pecan Pie”, made with pinto beans? There are lots of recipes by Googling. Good gravy - I hear Baby Jesus crying. > [@P-man](#): > > \ > I love pinto bean pie. **It’s even better than circus peanuts.** Seriously, the ones my mama made kicked ass. I’m not sure that can be counted as praise. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/43 "2015-09-18T17:50:05Z")
> [@tenacious\_j](#): > > Hell no. Sounds worse than Ritz cracker “apple” pie. Just no, and I will try almost anything. I’ve never had pinto bean pie, but [navy bean pie](http://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/navy-bean-pie) is quite delicious, and reminiscent of sweet potato or pumpkin pie. I’d be happy to give mock pecan pie made with pinto beans a shot. Beans work quite well in sweet contexts. I mean, they’re just basically starch with only a subtle flavor of their own. ---
**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 18, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/44 "2015-09-18T18:47:07Z")
> [@delphica](#): > > Get your wife in here, because we need this recipe, stat. Sent her a message; she said she’ll look it up tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/45 "2015-09-19T00:58:13Z")
> [@Alpha\_Twit](#): > > Aaah crap, now I really want some PIE! Store bought is faster but tastes like ass and apathy. My tummy is calling for what my sister calls Mason-Dixon pie - basically a pecan pie baked on top of a New York style cheesecake and my thighs are lying to be by saying I can get by with only eating one piece. Yeah,riiiight. I couldn’t find this Mason-Dixon pie by googling. Sounds awesome. Do you have the recipe? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/46 "2015-09-19T11:21:12Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > It sounds like that’s “just” a layer of dulce de leche (easy to make by boiling up some condensed milk), poured into a crust, with bananas and whipped cream. That’s exactly what it is. I’ve made it for my husband - he loves it, me, not so much. I didn’t get the appeal, but each to his own, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/47 "2015-09-19T16:19:21Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > If you’re in Kentucky, it might also be transparent pie. This is the name I know for a pecan-less pecan pie. Or make it with golden syrup and ground almonds, you have treacle tart. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2015, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/48 "2015-09-19T23:41:11Z")
**Saltire** , I wish I had the recipe. I have been trying to figure it out off and on for a while now but it’s not quite right yet. I know the cheesecake needs to be parcooked prior to adding the pecan pie filling. Beyond that, I can’t be much help. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/49 "2015-09-20T02:07:10Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Ah, yes, shoo-fly is a good guess, too. Darker than a chess pie, and has a crumb topping. Looks more like a pecan pie because of its color than a chess pie. I came in to vote for shoo-fly pie. Damn. Now I also want pie. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567/50 "2015-09-20T03:42:08Z")
> [@P-man](#): > > I love pinto bean pie. It’s even better than circus peanuts. Seriously, the ones my mama made kicked ass. I see what you did there. (Even if you really do like circus peanuts, you have to know that they are infamous as a type of candy a lot of people hate.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pecan-pie-without-the-pecans/731567.md?page=2)