During Week 17 I hit upon another “first” in my
pie-making. Prior to this week I had
never tasted or baked a Pecan Pie, of any sort.
Growing up I tended to avoid all things nut, whether in the form of pie
or cookies, or just for plain for snacking.
I had an opportunity to try a Pecan Pie nearly every Thanksgiving of my
childhood, but alas I avoided it until now, near the end of my 32nd
year.
With this confession at hand,
readers, I must also admit that I know not what a good Pecan Pie should taste
like or what its texture should feel like, so I had no idea what I was getting
myself into by making a Sugar Free Pecan Pie over a traditional Pecan Pie.
I was set on making a pie for my
Father In-Law, who does not eat sugar, and also wanted to make a sugar free pie
that is not available at Marie Callendar’s. The cookbooks I have in the house do not have
recipes for sugar free pies, so I began to scour the internet for recipe
options. The recipe I found for Sugar
Free Pecan Pie comes from Tablespoon.com.
For the crust I used a parbaked
All-Butter Crust.
The filling was incredibly
fast. I mixed all the ingredients in a
bowl, poured them in my crust, and baked for 50 minutes. Should it have been this easy to make? Are Pecan Pies this easy?? This pie was making a great first impression
on me, even if it was to be short-lived.
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| Fast filling |
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| Oven-ready |
Now when I took this Sugar
Free Pecan Pie to my In-Laws’ house, I received nothing but praise from my
Father In-Law. My Mother In-Law also found
it to be quite good. My husband and I,
on the other hand found the pie rather strange.
Since neither of us had experienced Pecan Pie before I feel a little
wrong giving this pie completely bad marks just because of my uncertainty of the
pie. Here are my observations:
1.
The
pie was squishy, like a cross between a gelatin and a pudding. I was expecting a filling that was more solid
and firm.
2. The
pecans had become chewy, even those that were sticking out of the top of the
pie. I was expecting them to be a little
crispier—at least those on the surface of the pie.
3. The
pie was just sugary sweet tasting. I was
expecting more of the earthiness of the nuts to rise above the syrupy sweet
flavor.
4. The
crust was awesome.
So whether my In-Laws were right
on with their praise and I could not comprehend the true meaning of Pecan Pie,
or whether my In-Laws were over generous with their praise and my husband and I
were correct in our assessment of this pie, I may never know. Now it is your turn. If you have made a Pecan Pie before, try out
this recipe for Sugar
Free Pecan Pie and let me know your thoughts!
