41 Pie Recipes for Any and All Occasions
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Thanksgiving comes and goes, but pie recipes are forever. There’s one for every occasion: Caramelized maple sugar pie for a fall potluck. Peanut butter pie to celebrate the birthdays of your cake-averse friends (the topping is so plush, it can handle candles). An old-school lattice-crust pie bubbling over with summertime stone fruits, just begging to be eaten poolside.
Sure, some of these pie recipes are seasonal, like the classic pumpkin and pecan ones we bake every Turkey Day. But there are also plenty of pies to bake year-round: Luscious coconut and banana cream pies, each topped with freshly whipped cream; a chocolate pudding pie that’s just as rich as a tray of brownies; and an almond custard number baked in a deep-dish tin. Consider our best pie recipes proof that you can put just about anything into a flaky, buttery crust (or don’t bother with the crust and make one of these low-maintenance pies instead).
Laura Murray2/41BA’s Best Coconut Cream Pie
This coconutty cream pie is perfect with whipped cream on top, but if you want to use up the extra egg whites, make a meringue topping instead—your yearly excuse to break out the kitchen torch.
Photograph by Emma Fishman, food styling by Susie Theodorou, prop styling by Aneta Florczyk3/41Ruffled Milk Pie With Raspberries
PHOTO AND FOOD STYLING BY SOHLA EL-WAYLLY5/41Salted PB&J Ice Cream Pie
Ice cream pies are the ultimate summer pies. You’ll make your own ice cream for this recipe, but since it’s no churn, you can do it without a fancy machine. Now that’s ultimate-level stuff.
Photo by Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriot6/41BA’s Best Apple Pie
Baking this pie in a deep-dish tin maximizes the amount of warmly spiced apples you can pile inside. Lay on a top crust, then sprinkle with raw sugar for a sparkly finish.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Emilie Fosnocht7/41BA’s Best Pecan Pie
All of the recipes you see with “BA’s Best” in the title are part of a collection of our essential recipes. We tested and tested (and tested) recipes until we came up with our ultimate version, like this gooey, nutty quintessential pecan pie recipe.
Alex Lau8/41BA’s Best Key Lime Pie
A couple of the tricks we learned from this recipe: Use coconut oil in the place of some of the butter to evoke the tropics; fold yogurt into the whipped cream to reinforce the tang of the lime juice.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Judy Kim, prop styling by Beth Pakradooni9/41BA’s Best Pumpkin Pie
Photograph by Rana Duzyol, Food Styling by Jesse Szewczyk, Prop Styling by Marina Bevilacqua10/41Salted Coffee Custard Pie
Skip the post-dinner coffee and pack a caffeinated punch into dessert with a custard pie that has both espresso and cold brew in the filling. (You could definitely justify having a slice for breakfast.)
Photograph by Alex Lau, food styling by Sue Li, prop styling by Sophie Strangio12/41Flaky Cranberry Hand Pies
One of the many things to love about hand pies is that they’re portable. If you’re an introvert (hi), you’ll immediately understand the value of something you can take on a solo post-Thanksgiving- dinner walk around the block.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Spencer Richards13/41Cinnamon Apple Crumb Pie
Fill your pie with a mountain of sliced apples—they’ll melt into each other as the pie bakes. The recipe calls for Granny Smiths, but you can sub in any tart apple; check out our guide to the best apples for making pie.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Pearl Jones, Prop Styling by Dayna Seman15/41Guava and Goat Cheese Phyllo Pie
Inspired by Cuban pastelitos, this recipe pairs guava paste with cream cheese in a crinkly phyllo crust. If you can’t find guava, swap in your favorite store-bought jam thinned with a little water.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by Paola Andrea16/41Sweet Potato Pie With Marshmallow Whip
Inspired by sweet potato casserole, this cozy, comforting pie deserves a place on your holiday dessert table.
Photo by Ted + Chelsea Cavanaugh, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Kalen Kaminski17/41Lemon Meringue Pie
Our favorite desserts are the ones we get to set on fire. This towering lemon meringue pie recipe offers an excellent excuse to buy a kitchen torch.
Photo by Ted + Chelsea Cavanaugh, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Kalen Kaminski20/41Banana Cream Pie
Photograph by Laura Murray, food styling by Susie Theodorou, prop styling by Sophie Strangio21/41Milk and Honey Pie
Adding milk powder to the meringue swooped atop this pie makes it chewy on the outside and pavlova-level creamy in the middle.
Photo by Ted + Chelsea Cavanaugh, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Kalen Kaminski22/41Chocolate Pudding Pie
Alex Lau23/41Ricotta Pie With Amarena Cherries
Technically, this “pie” is a cheesecake, but who cares what it’s called when it tastes this good? It features ricotta and cream cheese and has a lively combination of lemon and orange zest that complements the light, creamy filling.
Gentl & Hyers24/41Sour Cherry Pie
Looking for the perfect cherry pie recipe? This one has our vote. Sour cherries are less sweet and more acidic than other varieties. Their flavor concentrates as they bake, brightening this fruit pie filling. If you want more fruit pie recipes, our friends at Epicurious have you covered.
Photograph by Emma Fishman, food styling by Susie Theodorou, prop styling by Aneta Florczyk25/41Blackberry and Dried Apricot Slab Pie
Need a crowd-pleasing pie for every summer picnic and party? Look no further than this slab pie, baked on a sheet pan and sliced into grabbable squares.
Photo by BOBBI LIN26/41Cranberry-Lime Pie
Behold: the spirit of a Key lime pie in the guise of a luscious cranberry curd. We recommend making extra candied cranberries to garnish other Thanksgiving desserts.
Photo by Heidi's Bridge27/41Frozen Margarita Pie
Think of this as your favorite summer cocktail in frozen pie form. Be sure to plan ahead—this pie needs at least 8 hours to freeze. Pair a slice with a perfect margarita and you’re in business.
Photo by Michael Graydon and Nikole Herriott, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski28/41Fall Fruit Galette
Is a galette a pie? Yes, just more laid-back. This galette has all the warm, classic flavor of your favorite apple pie recipe, but requires way less fuss: It bakes on a sheet pan and doesn’t require any crimping.
Photo by Emma Fishman, food styling by D'mytrek Brown29/41Pumpkin-Tahini Mousse Pie
We tend to think of pumpkin pie as decidedly fall food, but this version gets a fluffy pumpkin-tahini mousse that makes it a year-round contender. (You know, for when you find that can of pumpkin purée lurking in the back of the cabinet in April.)
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Prop Styling by Tim Ferro, Food Styling by Mieko Takahashi30/41Grandma Weesie’s Fried Peach Pies
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Emilie Fosnocht, prop styling by Christina Allen31/41Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by Stephanie De Luca35/41Cheater’s Berry Crumb Pie
The crust and crumb topping in this easy pie recipe both start with melted butter, so you don’t have to stress about keeping those butter bits ice-cold. You don’t even need a rolling pin to pull off this beginner-friendly bake.
Photograph by Christopher Testani, Food styling by Victoria Granof, prop styling by Alex Brannian36/41Apple-Rose Pie
This pie’s name comes from the use of rose water in the filling, which elevates the baking spices with its delicate sweetness.
Photograph by Rana Duzyol, Food Styling by Jesse Szewczyk, Prop Styling by Marina Bevilacqua37/41Cinnamon Crunch Crinkle Pie
Frozen phyllo dough makes a beautifully ruffled base and top shell for this Greek-inspired custard pie. Bake it in a cast-iron skillet instead of a pie plate to achieve an extra-crispy bottom.
Photograph by Rana Duzyol, Food Styling by Jesse Szewczyk, Prop Styling by Marina Bevilacqua39/41Triple Citrus Creamsicle Pie
Alex Lau41/41Margaret’s Maple Sugar Pie
Despite the name, there’s no maple syrup (or maple sugar) in this homemade pie recipe. But the combination of brown sugar and whiskey renders a slice that tastes just like the maple candies you’ll find across Canada.
