Friends, I’ve been baking like it’s my Job this week. So far, I’ve gone through 10 pounds of flour, 3 pounds of butter, and approximately 3 pounds of sugar. I’m pretty sure the Bacon Slayer might just stage a Flour Intervention if I don’t set down my rolling pin and step away from the oven.
I just can’t help myself! Thanksgiving brings out the Rabid Baker in me! Just in case you haven’t nailed down your pie choices for the upcoming holiday, I thought I’d share my:
Top 25 Pies That Must Be Made for Thanksgiving
Slab Apple Pie via Inside NanaBread’s Head
First up, NanaBread’s Slab Apple Pie–warm, flaky, with a gooey cinnamon apple filling. No fuss over rolling perfect circles with the dough. No transferring the dough to a pie plate. Simply roll the dough on a baking sheet, fill and bake!
Sweet Potato Coconut Pie with Marshmallow Meringue by Mrs. Happy Homemaker
2. Sweet Potato Coconut Pie with Marshmallow Meringue by Mrs. Happy Homemaker. All the goodness of Sweet Potato Casserole + Coconut + Marshmallow Meringue = A Winner.
Photo by Amy Lucurto
3. Fast & Easy Chocolate Pie by Amy Locurto/Living Locurto–it’s her Grandma Chunky’s recipe made with only four ingredients. You can’t beat that with a stick!
Photo by Sommer Collier/ASpicyPerspective.com
4. Brie and Pear Tart by Sommer/A Spicy Perspective–just look how beautiful this tart is! This part savory, part sweet tart is sure to please the fruit and cheese lovers in the crowd.
Photo by Joy the Baker
5. Blueberry and Peach Pie by Joy the Baker. If you haven’t yet met Joy, then you really need to make that happen. Everything Joy touches with butter, and sugar turns to gold. Add peaches and berries to the mix, and you really can’t go wrong. Her recipes are simple and foolproof–so much so that she has a sweet new cookbook full of ’em!
6. Sweet Potato Pie with No-Roll Crust by my favorite BakeaholicMama, Carrie. She modified a Joy the Baker recipe for this little lovely.
Photo by UrbanBaker.com
7. No-Bake (Gluten Free) S’mores Pie by UrbanBaker. Chocolate, marshmallow, and graham crackers. Need I say more?
8. My Favorite Cherry Pie. I don’t care how many bazillion times I’ve made this pie, I still love every last bite.
Photo by SimplySweetHome.com
9. Southern Brownie Pie by Jerri/SimplySweetHome.com. A classic, Southern style brownie pie.
Photo by TidyMom.net
10. Cheryl/TidyMom.net shares a vintage recipe for Upside Down Apple Pecan Pie. How fun is it to serve a pie upside down?! The whole idea just seems so…rebellious. Man! If pecans were legal edibles in my house, I would SO be baking this pie!
Photo by Paula of VanillaBeanBaker.com
11. Here’s another pie I’d long to make if not for nut allergies– Paula/VanillaBeanBaker’s Maple Syrup Pie. Further proof that Paula is so much more than a kind-hearted gal and creative force behind fabulously decorated cookies. I’m just so intrigued by the idea of a maple syrup pie, that it’s killing me not to make it. (Pecans are included.) If you try it, please come back and tell me how awesome it is.
Photo by Barb/CreativeCulinary.com.
12. Meyer Lemon Meringue Pie by Barb/CreativeCulinary.com. Gorgeous meringue tops the classic lemon custard filling, and sits atop a lemon ginger cookie crust.
Photo by Brenda/AFarmGirlsDabbles.com
13. While not technically a pie, cheesecake is a mandatory staple on any self-respecting Thanksgiving Dessert Table. I can’t think of a better cheesecake than Brenda/A Farm Girl’s Dabbles Toffee Cheesecake with Chocolate Polka Dots. Creamy toffee-tinged cheesecake nestled in an espresso-chocolate crust, and hello! Polka Dots!
Photo by Bridget/Bakeat350.blogspot.com
14. Texas Peach Pie from Bridget/Bakeat350. Because somewhere in my soul, this lifelong Northern Girl was a Southern Belle.
Photo by Callye/Sugarbelle.com
15. Again, not a pie, but would you just look at these Indian Corn Cookies from the hugely talented Callye/SweetSugarbelle? Girlfriend has fierce Royal Icing Skills. Fierce, I tell you!
Photo by Heather/SprinkleBakes.com
16. Easiest Ever Rustic Apple Tart by Heather/SprinkleBakes. Simple. Rustic. Delicious.
Photo by Jen/MyKitchenAddiction.com
17. Cranberry Crostata by Jen/MyKitchenAddition. Vibrant cranberry filling a pasta frolla crust. (Not a pasta crust! The crust is made with eggs instead of water.)
Photo by Julie/TheLittleKitchen
18. In case moderation is your dessert mantra, Blueberry Hand Pies by Julie/TheLittleKitchen.com. Julie is a master of letting nothing go to waste. These pies are super-simple and made from leftover pie dough.
Photo by Megan/Stetted.com
19. Peach Raspberry Pie from Megan/Stetted.com, because peaches and raspberries were made for each other. Seeing as this is my third peach-related suggestion, methinks I have peaches on the brain.
Photo by Rosie/Sweetapolita.com
20. Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Tart by Rosie/Sweetapolita. I’m not exaggerating when I say that I’ve been dreaming about this tart for a year, and have yet to make. This is SO going to happen…like really soon. Chocolate, caramel and salt are like the Trifecta of Bliss.
Photo by Teresa/BloomingonBainbridge.com
21. Chocolate Chess Pie by Teresa/BloomingonBainbridge.com. Teresa is a Southern Girl transplanted in the PacNorthwest, so you know girlfriend knows her way around a chess pie! This pie is adorable. Teresa’s adorable. Her two little puppers Doogan & Isabelle are adorable. Besides, I’m pretty sure Teresa likes pink even more than I do, so you can trust her.
Photo by Megan/CountryCleaver.com
22. Irish Cream and Chocolate Silk Pie by Megan/CountryCleaver. Everything about this pie screams YES!
Photo by Michelle/BrownEyedBaker.com
23. Coconut Cream Pie by Michelle/BrownEyedBaker. In my humble opinion, the best coconut cream pies are made with big, unsweetened coconut shreds. Michelle uses just that in her pie.
Photo by Hayley/TheDomesticRebel.com
24. Donut Bread Pudding Pie by Hayley/TheDomesticRebel, in which she exemplifies her fearless kitchen attitude by putting donut holes in a pie–and I love her for it.
Photo by Laurie/SimplyScratch.com
25. And because Thanksgiving wouldn’t be complete without Pumpkin Pie, my fellow Michigander Laurie/SimplyScratch bakes up the seasonal favorite from scratch. Which really is The Only Way.
Now what are you waiting for? Get in the kitchen and make some pie!
Wait. What’s that? There’s one more pie?
That’s right, Friends!
A BONUS PIE!
26. For the love of all that is good and right with the world, please save some leftover Thanksgiving turkey to action a REAL turkey pot pie.
I’ll start the new diet and fitness routine with you on Monday.
Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂
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