there are standards in our family for Thanksgiving, and one is that certain annual recipes must not be missed.  no matter how “creative” this daughter-in-law feels, when the holiday is done with my husband’s crew, tradition holds.  pecan pie must happen, and when her crew can be with us, my sister-in-law brings a chocolate pecan pie that would knock you on your buns.  this year i’m doing one that has maple sugar instead of corn syrup.  i’m doing a grain-free crust, and it’s going to be ah-mazing.  i said so.  grain-free pecan pie – and that will be a new tradition.

 

here’s the recipe for my grain-free pecan pie for this year:

what are your family’s must-have desserts?  have you dared to try something different, and created a new tradition?  i’d love to hear yours!