True pecan pie sans chocolate or other dastardly addition is the other one of the two great pies on Earth. Apple being the first. Others can be wonderful, but they are just also rans. I say that after 2/3 of a lifetime enjoying pecan pie made in the true NOLA tradition (dark corn syrup, white sugar, too many pecans to just float on top, baked long enough for the pecans to become toasted) before becoming allergic to the nuts.

NUTS!