Yes we have. Their key lime is good.

We love them, especially my son. My favorite is Key Lime and DS & DH like the Cookies and Cream or the Chocolate Creme. I think we have tried 10 out of 12 flavors.

I was going to say, I think the Key Lime spoke to me and found its way into my cart one day. And it was good, but I rarely buy a pie and make my own. I just rarely have a supply of key limes :0). You'd think at this age, I'd know to look for some at a good price and freeze the juice and grated peel.

Yes, have had them occasionally.

I buy the individual serving size. You get two per package. We like the lemon and pecan best. The turtle is also good.

I like this brand's creamy and pecan pies better than any of the other frozen pies. I noticed but did not purchase that there was a cheesecake in the individual packages a couple of weeks ago.

Never heard of them. Just available in the south? I'd like to try them.

How did the meringue hold up? I didn't know that it would freeze.

Dollar Tree carries the single servings. See them all the time, never bought one.

Available on the west coast also. I have bought the single serving size occasionally. I make a much better Key lime or lemon but a whole pie for a single person is silly so indulge the occasional dessert sweet tooth this way :-) My local grocer sells pie by the slice as well - fresh, never frozen - and they are much better so usually opt for them.

They once made a pecan pie with cheese cake in the middle that was out of this world delicious! I have no idea why in the world they would have stopped making this insanely delicious pie. I have not tried any others...I'm kind of POed at them for discontinuing our favorite pie! UGH!

We love the Key Lime. We're in Massachusetts. Love that they sell smaller packages for 2.

I looked at the linked website. The ingredients lists look like chemistry experiments. Each flavor I looked at is made with one more more types of hydrogenated oil. Surely there are better choices, though maybe not in a supermarket frozen section. .

I've had the chocolate many times. Very very good!

I get them for the camper. No waste and we can each have our favorite.

All food is a chemistry experiment. I like Marie's fruit pies, but they have to be cooked. The Edward's, you just take out of the freezer and let thaw. I also love Marie's turkey pot pie.

That's probably why they taste good Elmer ;-)

It's not like they would be a staple in anyone's diet so a little chemical indulgence now and again is not much of a big deal. But I do prefer the fresh pie slices, depending on the flavors. And would assume they have less chemistry and more real food but don't really know.....and really don't care :-)

It is not like you are going to have them every day, so the heck with the calories and chemicals. We have them for birthdays or other special occasions instead of cake.

I have never seen them, but then I don't look at frozen foods much. Usually just grab some frozen veggies or fruit when it isn't in season.

"All food is a chemistry experiment."

No, not at all. Only if you decide to not pay attention or you don't care what you eat. Maybe that's your choice, it isn't mine. Fresh food from wholesome ingredients, including splurges, isn't that hard to find. Nothing's found without looking.

I purchase these at Wal Mart sometimes, for my Mexican Train weekly group. We really enjoy them.

I've made my own, but for spur of the moment snack, these fill the bill.

Glenda, I love cream puffs and similar desserts. The only thing that could make those better would be a dip in chocolate sauce. :-)

Sara Lee used to make an apple/walnut cake with a whipped cream frosting that was killer, but I haven't seen it in years so I guess they stopped making it. Like arkansas girl with her pecan pie cheesecake, I'm still a bit miffed over that!

I had pecan pie for the first time in all my 51 years this past Thanksgiving. I always thought they we dry and crusty like the top looks...I imagined crunching through pecans and overly sweet like eating marzipan. I decided to try it ONLY because it was already cut into and I could see the inside. I HAD NO IDEA!!! I even took a piece home!!! Now I know what the hoopla is all about!!

When people start to yap about chemicals in food I like to remind them of this.

I seem to recall Elmer that you indulge once or so a year with a hot dog. Talk about chemical explosion. Lol

watchme, I'll withhold what I think is a better word but will leave it with saying I don't think your comment is enlightening, thoughtful or useful.

There are a variety of constituent parts of any plant part. A banana has one ingredient - the fruit of a banana plant. How in the world can you can compare a banana to "food" invented in a chemistry lab and made in a factory, with entirely optional ingredients, some proven to be dangerous, some with unknown effect? Hydrogenated fats are suspected of causing problems and transfats (as in the creme puffs) are so dangerous, they've been banned by the FDA. But with a delayed effective date. Anyone dumb enough to eat that kind of stuff should eat as much as possible while they can, it soon won't be available. The eaters may not be around a long time either. Why in the world add an unnecessary risk?

I rarely buy frozen pies but if I do it is one made in our county.

Linn' s is in Cambria, CA and have their own orchards.

Expensive but worth it.

Even better is going to their restaurant and eating it there.

A similar story, there's a family owned and run apple and berry farm in Watsonville, CA, on the coast between Santa Cruz and Monterey called Gizdich Ranch. It was founded by Croatian immigrants during the 1930s and is still family owned.

Besides the fruit production (apples, berries, apple cider), the matriarch of the family oversees a pie making operation using their fruit grown on the premises. They also have U-Pick yourself during harvest times. Our kids always looked forward to going down there to pick apples and berries. We still go down there in late summer to buy apples from their store. And we sometimes go picking too, it's fun.

The pies are heavenly. And made from natural ingredients.

REDUCED FAT SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK (MILK, SKIM MILK,SUGAR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE), WATER, SUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR(WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, SHORTENING (PALM OIL AND SOYBEAN OIL), EGG YOLK, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: LIME JUICE ..

Not much different from a home made key lime pie. Looks like they are using trans fat free shortening as the nutrition label stats they fall into the zero trans fat zone. Maybe a bit less lime juice than one would use at home but the overall chemistry is similar to a home made Key Lime Pie with a standard graham cracker or cookie crust.

So it comes down to burning the calories. No scary chemicals I can see.

Natural doesn't mean healthier Elmer.

Gizdich pies are made with lard and margarine (not butter). Fact is pie is not health food. Pie is good, enjoy it for what it is, food.

Gizdich pies are great but health food they ain't.

Some of the fruit is fresh and some is frozen for future use just like the pies themselves are frozen for home and restaurants.

Here is a recipe from Nita herself. Bring on the smelling salts! Ready made crust and jello. Plus cool whip!!! LOL It's good though.

Contributor: Nita Gizdich / Gizdich Ranch

We are pleased to present this Gizdich Ranch recipe at the peak of strawberry season. It’s a good reason to visit the ranch and “pik-yor-self” a basket of strawberries so you can enjoy this wonderful pie. Also visit www.gizdich-ranch.com.

Nita Gizdich is a strong supporter of the Santa Cruz County Fair and the State Fair-Santa Cruz County Exhibit.

Recipe:

Stir boiling water into gelatin in large bowl until dissolved. Stir in cold water.

Whisk in 2 ½ cups of whipped topping until smooth. Mix in chopped strawberries. Refrigerate 15 to 20 minutes or until mixture is very thick. Spoon into crust.

Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Garnish with remaining whipped topping and strawberry halves. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.

Ingredients:

2/3 cup boiling water
1 Pkg (4 oz.) strawberry flavor gelatin
1 cup cold water
1 (8 oz.) frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided
1 cup chopped strawberries
1 prepared graham cracker crumb crust (9 in.)
5 whole strawberries, halved

I have read that now lard is considered healthy. Who knows? I think moderation is the key.

We always get the Turtle pie for the holidays , so good

I love the Key Lime and the Southern Pecan.

Check out the recipes. Take the pies and turn them into something else. This one sounded interesting.

KEY LIME PIE PARFAIT WITH CRANBERRIES

Glenda I love those cream puffs from Walmart also, such a guilty pleasure but they are so good!

Holy Cow, caflowerluver!

I've been checking out the recipes in your link and am drooling over here. If I could only have one, it would be the pecan pie granola. I'm going to have to try that and soon!

I was also looking at a recipe on another site that involved putting chunks of apple pie in a blender along with vanilla ice cream and milk. If only there were no limits to calorie consumption!