Lemon Cream Cheese Tart with Coconut Cookie Crust is the perfect treat for lemon dessert fanatics! The tart starts with a layer of cookie crust, creamy cheesecake filling and is topped with a fresh lemon curd. Inspired by Southern Living Magazines latest cover, Lemon Cream Cheese Tart with Coconut Cookie Crust is a lighter version… Read More
Desserts: Pie & Pastries
Raspberry Pie
Pi day is upon us and with spring just around the corner, Raspberry Pie is the perfect way to celebrate! I whipped up two raspberry pies in just a few minutes today and they magically disappeared in a few hours. We have a favorite place in town to get pie ( I use the term… Read More
30 Amazing Pies!
Are you still undecided about what pies to make on Thanksgiving? I’ve rounded up 30 Amazing Pie recipes you must try! Some of the pies listed are mine, others are from a few of my favorite bloggers. I know you’re going to love this one-stop pie shop! What’s your favorite pie? If I had to… Read More
Fudge Brownie Pie
If you love brownies as much as I love brownies, you’re going to love this pie. Fudge Brownie Pie is a rich chocolately brownie, baked in a flaky pie crust. Making a pie doesn’t get much easier than ABK’s Fudge Brownie Pie! Last summer I was daydreaming about pie and my thoughts turned to new… Read More
Salted Caramel Apple Pie with Streusel Topping
Is there anything better than the combination of creamy caramel and tart apples? This Salted Caramel Apple Pie combines sweet creamy caramel, tart apples, flaky pie crust and a toffee-like streusel topping. Grant’s Grandmother Martin was the queen of caramel making! She always packed a bag of caramels for us to take home after she… Read More
The Most Wonderful Peach Pie
This is most wonderful peach pie you will ever eat. No runny, soggy mess in the bottom of your pie plate. Peaches cooked just right. Not too tart, not too sweet. Peach pie perfection! I’ve looked for years and experimented with all types of recipes. This is the last baked peach pie recipe you’ll ever… Read More
Mini Berry Handpies
Guess what. 6 months until THANKSGIVING!!! I’m serious. I was looking ahead to November, my favorite month of the year, and realized we are a short 6 months out. You know what that means? 6 months before it’s pie making season. These Mini Berry Hand Pies are perfect for this time of year, and a… Read More
Better Than Mom’s Banana Cream Pie
How do you feel about Banana Cream Pie? I’m fairly particular about my Banana Cream Pie. Here are the rules (for me). The bananas have to be firm. Slightly underripe. Home made custard is a must (vanilla, not banana flavored custard). Cream? Fresh whipped cream on top is a necessity! For years, I’ve searched… Read More
Chocolate Silk Pie and Harmons Thanksgiving Pie Fest!
Gathering with my Harmons blogger friends is always a treat. It’s especially wonderful when we gather to share dishes we have made. A few weeks ago, we prepared pies and Christmas brunch to get us in the holiday spirit! I’m so excited to share a new recipe with you for the most simple Chocolate Silk… Read More
ABK’s Fresh Strawberry Pie
I originally posted this pie recipe back in 2009, when I was trying to find a recipe for strawberry pie made without Danish Dessert or Jello. I couldn’t find one I loved, so I came up with my own version. This recipe has just a few ingredients, and is so simple to make. Cook a… Read More
Our Favorite Pumpkin Pie
Notice how this pie edge is different from the one above? I was in a hurry when I made this pie, so I just pressed the edge of the dough down with a fork and called it good. For years, I made pumpkin pie that turned out a bit runny in the center. No matter… Read More
Red, White and Blueberry Tart
Are you planning a 4th of July bash? This is one of my favorite desserts, reinvented. Remember when fruit pizza was all the rage years ago? Sweet cookie crust, with cream cheese and powdered sugar icing, topped with fruit and glaze. Sometimes the fruit was arranged beautifully, other times it was dumped on top of… Read More
Chocolate Pecan Pie
A few years ago one of my favorite people in the entire world (yes, the entire world) made this pie and brought it over to our house the night before Thanksgiving. Her name is Melanie. And she’s the best. That’s my friend on the left. Always helping in the kitchen. And my Brookie on the… Read More
Perfect Apple Pie & Step-by-Step Tutorial
Are you ready for this week? The week of thanks, family, friends, food, football, and P I E . If you’ve never tackled pie, but want to try, I have a little tutorial for you. A step-by-step with photos to help you along (printable recipe at bottom of photos). I taught two pie classes in… Read More
ABK Pie Roundup!
Pie. The very best part of Thanksgiving. Here’s a roundup of pie photos and recipes from ABK. Come back this weekend for a step-by-step tutorial on how to makeThe Best Apple Pie (and crust). Ever. Let’s start with crust. You cannot make a delicious pie with store bought crust. Here’s a link to my favorite… Read More
Chocolate Raspberry Tarts
Looking for a decadent treat for your Valentine? Nothing says “I love you” like a home made chocolate dessert. Well, maybe diamonds. Yeah, diamonds or chocolate. In that order. Love you. Step by step instructions. Just for you 🙂 Make the crust, press into individual tart pans. Got mine at HomeGoods 6 for $4.99 …. Read More
Bountiful Blueberry Pie
Pie. Oh how I love pie.Blueberry pie is one of our family favorites. I make one every year for Grant. Last year, I followed Alton Brown’s instructions for making a lattice top for this pie. Loved the way it turned out.I know you’re going to love it too.Happy Thanksgiving! Bountiful Blueberry Pie A Bountiful Kitchen… Read More
Rhubarb Pie
Rhubarb pie.You’ve probably eaten it many times. I think I had a bite of rhubarb pie once and it was underwhelming, to say the least.A few weeks ago, I had a life changing experience with Rhubarb… Rhubarb is Melinda’s favorite pie. Did I tell you she turned 50 in July? On her 50th birthday, her… Read More
Original Toll House Pie
Want to make a guaranteed home run dessert?Like my baseball talk? Baseball practice started today, accompanied by a foot of snow. I promise if you make this dessert, everyone who eats it, will love it. What’s not to love? Chocolate chip cookie filling + homemade pie crust = love. Yes, homemade pie crust. Store bought… Read More
Sheri’s Southern Peanut Butter Pie with Homemade Fudge Topping
Sheri’s Southern Peanut Butter Pie has been a hit with our family for over 20 years. It is always at the top of my kids’ request list at holiday time! Chocolate graham crust, creamy peanut butter filling and thick fudge topping all in one amazingly delicious dessert. I know you are probably pied-out after Thanksgiving,… Read More
Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie
Every year, I try out a new pie to go along with my traditional line up for Pie Night and Thanksgiving. When I first read this recipe, I thought- this is it, the newbie for 2011. It’s a combo of a few of my favorites: vanilla custard, chocolate custard, banana and whipped cream. One of… Read More
Emeril’s Vintage Chocolate Pie
Thanksgiving. Started out with a warning about the “Blizzard 2010” aka Stormageddon. It was, as Grant stated: a big “Nothing Burger”. We all ran for the grocery stores, stocked up (as if we didn’t already have enough in our homes to keep a family of 10 fed till Christmas). Filled our gas tanks. Businesses closed…. Read More
Sweet Potato Pie with Ginger Pecan Crust
There are two types of people. Those who love sweet potatoes and those who don’t. Same with sweet potato or pumpkin pie. Personally, I’m a once a year, one slice kind of girl, with regard to this type of pie. I’ve never made sweet potato pie before. Only pumpkin. But when I saw… Read More
Blackberry Hand Pies
For the past several summers, I have purchased a flat or two of fresh blackberries from my dear friend Emily. I’ve never eaten blackberries sweeter than Emily’s. I posted a Blackberry Slump that was out of this world a couple of years back. Check it out here. So this year, the blackberries ripened a little… Read More