Sorry I don't have a recipe to share, but I can relate. When I was growing up I would not touch my mother's pecan pie. It just looked horrible to me. And the they would put some sauce on it - yuck! Then I grew up and was put in a situation I felt I had to eat the piece of pecan pie put in front of me - OMG it was great! I called my mom and apologized for being so stubborn all those years. People would rave about my mother's pie - it never occurred to me to ask for her recipe. She made custard too - and I didn't eat it either and now I love flan...... She also had a butterscotch pie that was so good no one has seem to be able to duplicate.