29 Easy Pie Recipes for Laid-Back Bakes
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With this collection of easy pies, we’re expanding the definition of what a pie can be. Because what really is a pie if not a filling—whether fruity, creamy, or chocolaty—tucked in a crust? In this collection, you’ll find anapple tartmade with frozen puff pastry,hand piesfilled with jarred caramel sauce, and agalettethat calls for just three simple ingredients. And that’s not to mention the frozen pies that don’t require any baking at all.
Many of these pies can be made in advance, with minimal ingredients, or entirely out of pantry staples. All of them are amenable to swaps. Whilehomemade pie crustis definitely worth the effort, we don’t always have the time or energy for the whole from-scratch shebang—that’s where astore-bought pie shellcomes in. Don’t have chocolate wafer cookies for a chocolate cookie crust? Sub in Oreos, graham crackers, or franklyany cookie you find in the cupboard. With these easy pie recipes on hand, dessert’s in the bag.
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Blueberry Crumble Pie
If you’ve got a disc of pie dough in the freezer, now’s the time to whip it out. Don’t feel like making homemade pie crust? Go for store-bought. Either way, there’s no need to fuss around with a lattice for this easy pie: It’s crowned with a pile of streusel.
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Our Favorite Key Lime Pie
A hint of fresh lemon juice is the secret to our favorite version of this Florida classic. It’s the perfect pie for a hot summer day.
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Banoffee Pie
You don’t have to make the toffee caramel for this classic British pie—just pick up a can of dulce de leche. Then, whip some cream and pile the pair into a cookie crust with sliced bananas.
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Strawberry and Pretzel Ice Cream Pie
This is the coolest—and easiest—strawberry pie around. To make it, empty a softened pint of strawberry ice cream into a crushed pretzel crust (a store-bought graham cracker crust would work here too) and freeze until firm. Top with fresh berries and you’ve got afrozenstrawberry pie, perfect for the summer months.
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3-Ingredient Caramel Apple Tart
Store-bought caramel sauce and frozen puff pastry are the secrets to a showstoppingThanksgiving dessertthat you can make in under an hour. For extra flourish, serve it withwhipped creamor vanilla ice cream.
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Buttermilk Pie
It doesn’t get much simpler than a classic custard pie. This version is flavored with tangy buttermilk, lemon zest and juice, and vanilla. The only fuss?Blind-baking the pie crust—follow our foolproof method and it’ll be a breeze.
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3-Ingredient Frozen Mud Pie
This ice cream pie is literally the easiest dessert you can make. All you need is a pre-baked pie shell, melted chocolate, and coffee ice cream. Feel free to switch up the flavors: Swap the coffee pints for chocolate ice cream, and the chocolate drizzle for warm peanut butter for a chocolate-peanut butter pie.
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Blueberry Pie
If you don’t want to blind bake a pie crust (understandable), opt for afruit pie. The long bake time is your insurance policy against a soggy bottom.
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Chocolate Cream Pie
This silky chocolate pie happens to be one of the easiest recipes on this list. The chocolate cookie crust requires just 3 ingredients—simply stir them together, press into the pie tin, and bake until crisp.
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Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
Take advantage of rhubarb season with this low-maintenance dessert recipe. The cinnamon-brown sugar crumb topping acts as a warm counterpoint to the fresh strawberries and tart rhubarb in the filling. If rhubarb isn’t in season, swap in sliced peaches to make a strawberry-peach pie.
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Sweet Potato Pie
This Thanksgiving, ditch pumpkin pie for another sophisticated seasonal stunner. This sweet potato number gains fruity warmth from orange zest, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add thepraline topping, or don’t—it’ll be great either way.
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Lemon Icebox Pie
You could fuss over a dramatically torchedLemon Meringue Pie. Or you could expend wayyy less energy on this no-bake lemon icebox pie. Chantilly cream might sound fancy, but it’s just another word forsweetened whipped cream. Don’t want to bother whipping cream for a no-bake pie? Use the canned stuff—we won’t judge.
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Coconut Cream Pie
This old classic relies on a few secret ingredients—toasted-coconut milk, gelatin, and whipped cream—to make the most ethereal pie imaginable. Not a fan of coconut? Try our classicBanana Cream Pie.
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Sour Cherry Pot Pies
Do future you a favor: Freeze a haul of sour cherries when they’re in season so you can bake this simple dessert year-round. These individual pot pies skew sweet, not savory. They’re ideal for when you want dessert, but don’t want to share. Feeling generous? Bake a large-formatcherry pieinstead.
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Peanut Butter Pie
This peanut butter pie is creamy, sweet, salty, and most importantly, a total cinch to make. It blows anypumpkin pieyou’ve ever had out of the water.
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Our Favorite Apple Pie
Our favorite apple pie combines an all-butter flaky crust with tender, warmly-spiced apples. It’s the ultimate fall comfort food.
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Cheesy Hand Pies
Pack up a batch of these handheld savory pies and tote them along to a park picnic or potluck. They can be served warm or room-temperature.
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Cheater’s Berry Crumb Pie
We call this a cheater’s berry pie because it uses a press-in cookie crust thatlookslike pie dough, but doesn’t require cold butter or chill time. Use fresh or frozen berries here.
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Nutella Pie
This pie has an easy cookie crust that you can press in—no rolling necessary. The filling has just 2 ingredients: Nutella mixed with creamy mascarpone. (And if you can’t find mascarpone, cream cheese will do just fine.)
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone20/29
Mixed Berry Pie Bars
If you’ve ever wanted to eat pie like a cookie, these pie-bar-cookies are for you. The bright berry filling and buttery, flaky crust make themperfect for a picnic.
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Crunchy, Creamy Key Lime Pie Bites on Ice Cream
This Key lime pie recipe flips the dessert’s traditional ratio, with double the crust and half the lime custard. Cut it into bite-sized cubes to make an ideal ice cream topping.
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Lemon Curd Tart With Olive Oil
这道甜点是盲目地容易,尤其是如果你opt to use store-bought lemon curd. Olive oil in the crust gives it a rich, crumbly texture, but it’s the zing of the lemon filling that really steals the show.
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3-Ingredient Caramel-Pear Galette
Don't have a pie pan? A galette is just a pie that won’t be constrained by society’s expectations. This one comes together quickly with store-bought pie dough.
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Chocolate Chess Pie
We like to bake this pie until the chocolate fudge filling is almost set, but still has some jiggle in it. Top withtorchedmini marshmallows for s’mores vibes.
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3-Ingredient Caramel Apple Hand Pies
Consider these quick and easy hand pies a cross between a caramel apple and a flaky apple turnover. For ultimate ease, they start with store-bought puff pastry.
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Pumpkin Icebox Pie With Snickerdoodle Crust
Presscinnamon-sugar-coated cookie dough into a pie plate to make a fun and easy crust for this creamy pumpkin icebox pie.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell27/29
Layered Apple Pie With Phyllo Crust
Frozen phyllo pastry is the ultimate pie hack. It makes a flaky, crispy crust with a frilly layered look in this unique apple pie recipe.
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Gluten-Free Chocolate Cream Pie
The slightly crumbly hazelnut-cocoa crust in this pie recipe is flourless, meaning the whole thing is gluten-free. It has the richness of a fudge brownie, the texture of chocolate pudding, and a cloud-like, dairy-free whipped topping.
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Coconut and Passionfruit Cream Pie
Store-bought passionfruit curd lends a distinctive tropical flavor to the filling of this updated classic. It only needs to set for about 30 minutes, making it one of our go-to, last-minute easy pie recipes.
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