In many recipes, pecans are used in the place of other nuts. Sweet potatoes or yams are delicious and healthy too. Cold baked sweet potatoes were a regular after-school treat for many Cajun children. With lots of imagination, Louisiana cooks have come up with some delicious dishes. Pecan, sweet potato and fruit pies are favorites in Louisiana.
Fruit cobbler makes use of the many fruits grown throughout the state.
Tarte a' la bouille is a custard pie. The dough for this pie is sweet, but not stiff. The dough is not as stiff as either a pie crust or a cookie. Usually it is made with only the bottom crust. Cajun pies are made of sweet dough, similar to a soft cookie dough, folded over fillings of a syrup mixture, figs, or berries and baked as a tart.