ABK’s Fresh Strawberry Pie is everything you want in a fresh fruit pie! The main ingredient is none other than… fresh strawberries. Read this recipe to find out my secret ingredient and why this Fresh Strawberry Pie is the best ever! I originally posted ABK’s Fresh Strawberry Pie recipe back in 2009, when I was… Read More
Desserts: Pie & Pastries
Apple Cherry Pie for a Crowd
Apple Cherry Pie for a Crowd is the perfect dessert when you want to make pie for a large group, but don’t have the time to prepare traditional pies. This recipe combines some of my favorite pie ingredients along with our family favorite pastry into one amazing simple dessert! Back in the mid 1800’s many… Read More
Bountiful Blueberry Pie
Oh, how I love pie. Bountiful Blueberry Pie is one of our family favorites. This pie is made with fresh or frozen blueberries and is simple enough for a beginner to put together! Blueberry pie is on the super-simple list as far as pie making goes. No peeling of fruit, or removing pitts or seeds…. Read More
Best Basic Flaky Pie Crust and No-Shrink Blind Bake Pie Crust
Best Basic Flaky Pie Crust is absolutely the most simple pie crust recipe ever! I have been making pie crust for over 35 years. I’ve made hundreds of pies, and this recipe is hands down the best AND easiest pie crust on the planet. With a few ingredients, you will become a pie crust master…. Read More
Sour Cherry Pie with Lattice Crust
Sour Cherry Pie with Lattice Crust is a cherry pie lover’s dream! This pie is made with sour cherries and flavored only with a little bit of almond (or vanilla), sugar and a dash of salt. I can’t get enough of this tart and sweet pie! I remember my mom singing this song in her… Read More
Lemon Cream Cheese Tart with Coconut Cookie Crust
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
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
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 for… 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
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 Chocolate Pecan 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
If you are a visual learner, this post for Perfect Apple Pie & Step-by-Step Tutorial will help you in your quest for pie perfection! 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… Read More
ABK Pie Roundup!
Pie. The very best part of Thanksgiving. Here’s our ABK Pie Roundup! 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 recipe for theBest Basic Flaky… 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
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 Original Toll House Pie everyone who eats it, will love it. What’s not to love? Chocolate chip cookie filling + homemade pie crust = love. Yes, homemade pie crust…. 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, Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie is the newbie for 2011. It’s a combo of a few of my favorites: vanilla custard, chocolate custard,… 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 this… 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… Read More
Simple Pecan Pie
Pecan pie. It has to be the all time easiest pie to make. Every year, I make this Simple Pecan Pie for Grant, because it’s one of his favorites. He loves pecan pie so much he’ll even eat those icky little pies…what are they called… ( sold only in gas stations, or Walmart). You know… Read More
Black Bottom Pie
Tessa brought Black Bottom Pie and shared it with me about ten years ago at our annual Pie Night party. It has been a favorite of mine since. Think grown up chocolate pie. Rum flavoring, home made custard, dark chocolate, whipped cream in a crust with a little bit of a bite. Don’t make this… Read More
Fresh Apple Cranberry Pie
Of all the pies I make at holiday time, Fresh Apple Cranberry Pie is our family favorite. It’s fresh, tart and sweet. Love the hint of almond flavor. What would Thanksgiving be without PIE? I don’t even want to go there. You know how I love this holiday weekend. Family, friends, time to reflect on… Read More
Fresh Pear Pie with Dried Cherries and Brown Sugar Streusel
Fresh Pear Pie with Dried Cherries and Brown Sugar Streusel I went to a holiday dessert gathering last week, and thought it would be fun to try a new pie recipe. The crust was an all butter crust that called for “blind baking”. It seems like every cooking magazine I read lately talks about “blind… Read More
Fresh Strawberry Pie
Can you tell I’m in a strawberry mood? First the ice cream, now this. It’s just too tempting. Every time I go to the grocery, there they are – calling my name. It’s hard not to notice the strawberries on steroids. I mean, they are HUGE. Do you notice how much bigger the fruit is… Read More