Pecan Pie Recipe that doesn't use corn syrup

[carol b]

I substitute Agave (Cactus syrup) for corn syrup.

[StellaBlue]

I substitute Agave (Cactus syrup) for corn syrup.

Do you sub. equal parts or use a little less agave since it's a bit sweeter?

[Disastercat]

We had this problem when we moved here, no corn syrup (this was before the GM situation). First I found a recipe that used Maple Syrup, expensive but doable. Then a couple of years ago when making some candy, I discovered that you can use "Golden Syrup" which is really a canned sugar syrup mixture and you can even do a home made version. The syrups just provide a very concentrated, liquid sugar and in the US the easy way to get that was corn syrup.

I think the Walnut/Pecan pie recipe posted sort of makes its own sugar syrup once the pie starts cooking and it melts down to combine with the butter.

[Micah68]

I think the Walnut/Pecan pie recipe posted sort of makes its own sugar syrup once the pie starts cooking and it melts down to combine with the butter.

Yes, it does. It's how they made nut pies before corn syrup was widely available or affordable. Also, IMO, it's healthier...not that pie is healthy anyway, LOL.

[NCLee]

From the December 2007 issue of Carolina Country magazine. According to the article, recipe appeared on a box of brown sugar many, many years ago.

1 box light brown sugar
4 eggs
1 stick of melted butter or margarine
1/2 c milk
1 tbsp flour
1 1/2 c pecans, chopped fine
2 (9") pie shells

Mix all ingredients together and pour into pie shells. Cook for 1 hour at 300*F.

Hope you enjoy!
Lee

[StellaBlue]

From the December 2007 issue of Carolina Country magazine. According to the article, recipe appeared on a box of brown sugar many, many years ago.

1 box light brown sugar
4 eggs
1 stick of melted butter or margarine
1/2 c milk
1 tbsp flour
1 1/2 c pecans, chopped fine
2 (9") pie shells

Mix all ingredients together and pour into pie shells. Cook for 1 hour at 300*F.

Hope you enjoy!
Lee

This looks yummy! I'm gonna have to add on some (extra) walking time to my routine every day now to make up for having to make and test all these pies!

[JohnWalker]

Eating a pecan pie made with sorghum syrup (diluted 50/50 with water). In the movie "Hoosiers" Gene Hackman helps a players parent strip leaves from cane sorghum.

[StellaBlue]

Yes, it does. It's how they made nut pies before corn syrup was widely available or affordable. Also, IMO, it's healthier...not that pie is healthy anyway, LOL.

LOL! I'm like this year we're making the healthy sweet potato casserole, but still cream and butter are cream and butter; unfortunately, friendly farming practices don't reduce the caloric content!

[Micah68]

LOL! I'm like this year we're making the healthy sweet potato casserole, but still cream and butter are cream and butter; unfortunately, friendly farming practices don't reduce the caloric content!

My story, and I am sticking to it, is that ANYTHING we can produce here, is healthier than what I can buy at the store. This allows me to use fresh cream and butter totally guilt free since we have a milk cow.

Yes, I do live on denial.

[babysteps]

WHAT?!?!?!?!?

Whaddaya mean, pie isn't healthy?

Next you're going to tell me that I shouldn't feed my children chocolate cake for breakfast, and I have it on very good authority (Bill Cosby, who could argue with him???) that chocolate cake is a great choice for breakfast!




Sorry for the thread hijack... back to your pie recipes!