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Looking for some delicious and easy pie recipes? Look no further – I’ve got a huge list of pies for you. Not only are there classic pies great for Thanksgiving, but you’ll want to keep this list hand all year long for my twist on favorite pie recipes. After 15 years of baking, these are the recipes that have earned a permanent spot in my holiday rotation!
Favorite Pie Recipes
If you love pie you’re in the right place – I have so many easy recipes you’re going to love. Thanksgiving might be the pie holiday but we love making these recipes all year long. It’s a dessert I cannot get enough of, whether I’m making a fruit pie with homemade pie dough or a semi-homemade recipe with store-bought crust.
Below you’ll find all my favorite easy pie recipes, starting with my favorite crusts. Whether you have strawberries to use up, caramel and cinnamon on the brain, or are looking for your next holiday pie – you’ll find one you love.
The four most popular pies at Thanksgiving are Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Pecan, and Apple. I have so many versions of these for you to fall in love with. See all of my holiday pies!
Easy Pumpkin Pie Recipe
This Pumpkin Pie is the best and easiest ever! It's a simple pumpkin pie recipe that's made with condensed milk and has just 6 ingredients! Basically, this is a NO FAIL pie that will be perfect every time!
This is my absolute FAVORITE pie recipe. It’s the reason I started this blog! A buttery crust filled with sweet apples and a crunchy sweet crumble on top. It’s the perfect WOW dessert, especially with ice cream!
This Salted Caramel Apple Pie Recipe is completely from scratch and so easy! The filling recipe has homemade caramel and you can even make this a dutch apple pie with crumb topping.
Brown Sugar Pecan Pie – this easy and fast pecan pie recipe has no corn syrup and is FULL of brown sugar. It’s our family favorite and disappears in minutes every time I make it!
This classic Blueberry Pie can be made with a lattice, a double crust, or a crumble topping. Use fresh or frozen or canned blueberries to have this easy classic pie recipe all year long.
This is the BEST cherry pie recipe that you can easily customize to your tastes with different variations. Use a homemade pie crust or store-bought to make it even easier!
This blackberry pie is one of my family favorite recipes. The lattice-top is really easy to do using the how-to photo tutorial! Or use a crumble topping on top instead!
A fresh strawberry pie is the perfect summer dessert. This pie is made with a pastry crust but you could use a graham cracker crust. This pie is made without jello and just uses the fruit to naturally gel the pie filling.
Aunt Tootsie’s Lemon Meringue Pie – this recipe is a family favorite! It’s an easy pie recipe with homemade lemon filling and meringue. Everyone loves it!
Cream Pies can have a pastry crust or no bake crust and are full of pudding and whipped cream. Sometimes they even have fruit or cheesecake too! I have so many variations of these recipes, but these are my favorites.
Easy No Bake Coconut Cream Pie Recipe
No Bake Coconut Cream Pie – this EASY no bake pie recipe is full of coconut pudding, fresh whipped cream, and a Golden Oreo crust! This pie goes down so easy!
Custard Pies and Chess Pies are baked with a creamy center and sometimes different flavors. These are some traditional ones, but be sure to see all my chess pie recipes for my different variations.
Sugar Cream Pie Recipe
Sugar Cream Pie is an easy no egg custard pie that’s sweet and has tons of vanilla flavor. Also called Hoosier Pie, traditionally it’s sprinkled with cinnamon and nutmeg but sometimes we’ll dust it with cinnamon sugar before baking. This is such a classic pie recipe, reminiscent of crème brulee.
Chocolate Chip Chess Pie – a classic easy chess pie recipe filled with chocolate chips! This is the best holiday pie, everyone loves how EASY and good it is!
This delicious and rich Chocolate Chess Pie has a graham cracker crust for a new twist! The crust is thick and crunchy and the filling is rich, chocolatey, and fudgy. It’s the perfect pie for any occasion!
These are some of the easiest pie recipes – and when I call a pie no bake, that means it’s TOTALLY no oven needed! I have so many no bake pie recipes – and even an entire no bake round up post with a list of my favorites.
The BEST No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Recipe
The PERFECT recipe with only five ingredients! It's the easiest pie recipe you'll ever make and everyone will devour it.
Sometimes you don’t want a normal size pie – and that’s when mini bite size pies or giant pan pies come in handy. These are a few of our favorites, and be sure to check out all my pie bar recipes too.
Mini Pumpkin Pies Recipe
Mini Pumpkin Pies are made in a muffin tin! This easy recipe uses sweetened condensed milk and couldn't be more simple – it's an easy portable pumpkin pie. We love these with whipped cream!
Learn how to make Mini Pecan Pies in a muffin tin! This is an easy recipe that's perfect for the holidays. Make bite sized pecan pies in a mini muffin pan or a cupcake pan.
Mini Berry Pies are so easy and the perfect size for serving at parties! Learn how to make mini fruit pies completely from scratch with crumble topping and homemade berry pie filling.
Make an easy mini apple pie with a crumble topping instead of a full size apple pie! Easier to serve, easier to eat, mini apple pies are the same as my favorite apple pie recipe in bite size form!
I’m sure you’ve wondered what the 5 most popular pies are – and I can guarantee they’re on this list. Whether you serve these with whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream – be sure to save a few of your favorites for the holidays and all year long!
Make Ahead Pie Ideas
Fruit Pies can be made ahead up to 2 days. Once completely cool, wrap well with plastic wrap and store in the fridge, or freeze for up to 2 months.
Baked custard pies can be made ahead up to 2 days. Once completely cool, wrap well with plastic wrap and store in the fridge, or freeze for up to 2 months.
Mini Pies and Slab pies that are baked custard or fruit can also be made ahead and stored the same way.
Cream Pies and most No Bake Pies should be made and eaten within 24-48 hours.
Pie Troubleshooting
Why does my pie have a soggy bottom?
Fruit pies get soggy if the bottom crust doesn’t bake all the way. This is why I usually bake my fruit pies at a higher temperature (usually around 450°F) for 10-15 minutes before lowering the temperature to 350°F for the remainder of the bake time, to give the bottom crust a head start.
Why did my pie crust shrink?
Pastry crusts shrink most often when baked before being cold enough. If you’re blind baking or baking a pie with a pastry crust, make sure the crust is almost frozen before baking to avoid shrinking.
Why did is my fruit pie runny?
Usually, fruit pies solidify as they cool, so always make sure to wait to slice until completely room temperature. You can also chill for a few hours to ensure it’s solid. If it’s still runny, then it’s a recipe error; either there was too much water/juice in your fruit or you used the wrong sugar to cornstarch ratio.
Pie Crust Cheat Sheet
Type of Pie Filling
Best Crust to Pair It With
Fruit Filling – baking needed
Best with my All Butter Pie Crust
Fruit Filling – premade
Easiest to use with a cookie crust
Cream Pies/Pudding Pies/No Bake Cheesecakes
These taste good with a pastry crust but a no-bake cookie crust or graham cracker crust is much easier (and faster).
Custard Pies
Can be made with either pastry or cookie crusts. Some custard fillings require a partial bake of a pastry crust before filling.
Dorothy Kern
Welcome to Crazy for Crust, where I share recipes that are sometimes crazy, often with a crust, and always served with a slice of life.
Ok, so I pretty much want a slice of each one! Thanks for including me:-)