For years and years, one of my favorite desserts to get at the Picadilly Cafeteria in Lake Charles was Cracker Pie. They called it something else and I don’t know how I ever connected the pie to this recipe, but probably 20 years ago, I ended up with the recipe and this has been one of my favorite pies, though it’s really more like a meringue.
Cracker Pie
Yesterday I pulled out a bag of pecans that needed to be cracked and peeled and started working on getting that done. As is always the story when I’m shelling pecans, I eat more than I save and when I tasted that first pecan, I said to myself . . I want to make a cracker pie! I only had saltines (no Ritz) but I’ve made it many times using saltines so . . a cracker pie was made.
Cracker Pie
It isn’t real pretty but it is real easy. I think I’ll go have a slice of it now!
Marion Morgan says
I grew up eating Cracker Pie with Saltines, loved it. Then I moved north and people had never heard of it and laughed at me! Slowly, I stopped making it, but now I ‘m going to start again, but tell no one what’s in it. Yummy!
JudyL says
Who wouldn’t love cracker pie? It’s not like it has anchovies or anything like that! 🙂
jean says
A friend was looking for a pie recipe last week that was diffident to make for her sister’s birthday. I made this pie and took to one of our quilt group and she loved it, said if she had seen the recipe beforehand she would not make it. I use to make it for my brother it was he’s favorite. One thing you can’t make it if the humidity is high I found out.
JudyL says
I’m not sure about that because I learned to make it while living in southwest Louisiana and humidity is about 150% 100% of the time . . or so it seems!
Rita says
Thanks for a stroll down memory lane. I grew up in Memphis, eating Cracker pie at The Picadilly! Loved it.
JudyL says
Are the Picadilly Cafeterias still open anywhere? I always loved eating there. Remember the “Dilly Plate”? I think it was one meat, 2 veggies and bread for something like $2.99 back then.
Brenda Quave says
Pecan Delight is what my Piccadilly here in Baton Rouge calls your cracker pie. One of our Piccadilly cafeterias is closing this week,,leaving us with two.
Carol Harper says
Where i grew up…SE Ohio with NJ born-and-bred parents, it was called False Apple Pie and I agree, it’s yummy!
JudyL says
I’ve heard of false apple pie but had no idea it was the same thing. Thanks for that info!
Diana says
How was your piece of pie ? LOL Good I do hope .. I was gonna ask if you ever made the moch apple pie with Ritz crackers? That is a favorite around our house…
I did keep the recipe for this one and gonna spring it on everyone around the holidays ! Thanks for the recipe!!
Bev in Colo says
NW PA, back in early 50’s, we called it Mock Apple Pie. Got lots of zucchini, try Zuzzhini Mock Apple Pie, it’s on internet. Good for you and yummy!
Rebecca in SoCal says
I thought this was going to be the “mock apple pic” from Ritz boxes, but this sounds better!
Naomi says
My mother in law used to make this all the time…Ritz cracker pie…yummy! She’s 93 now…maybe I’ll make it for her!