24 Favorite Holiday Pie Recipes
Christmas Apple Pie [1]
Choose your favorite dried fruit to pair with apples for this double-crust pie. Present the cooled pie on a bigger pie plate full of gumdrops for a holiday-festive look.
Frango Mint Chocolate Ice Cream Pie [5]
This decadent pie is a favorite at Macy's on North State Street in Chicago. Stir in candy from a box of famous Frango Mints (order at Macys.com ), or use solid mint-flavored chocolate candies from the grocery store.
Chocolate Cream Pie [9]
The filling of this chocolate-crust pie is luscious, but not too rich. (Think old-fashioned chocolate pudding.) A bit of sour cream in the whipped topping balances the chocolate perfectly.
Chocolate Cream Pie [10]
Pumpkin Chiffon Pie [13]
A spiced filling, made from whipped cream, creates a lighter-tasting version of traditional pumpkin pie. The gingersnap crust adds more kick than classic crusts.
Pumpkin Chiffon Pie [14]
Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Coconut Pie [17]
This classic pie recipe comes from Miss Aimee B's Tea Room in St. Charles, Missouri.
Chocolate Eggnog Swirl Pie [21]
Serve your Christmas eggnog in this creamy pie, swirled with chocolate. The recipe is from the Elsah Landing Restaurant in historic Elsah, Illinois.
Spiced Cherry Pie [25]
Bring all-time favorite cherry pie into the holidays. Although we tested it with refrigerated piecrust, you can use your own homemade crust, if you like. The filling gets a tasty boost from cinnamon and allspice.
Spiced Cherry Pie [26]
Peppermint Brownie Pie [29]
This rich blend of two favorite holiday flavors -- chocolate and mint -- might start a new dessert tradition in your house. Can't find the mint-flavored pieces? Use regular chocolate chips and add 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract to the batter.
Harvest Pie, Sweet Potato Pie and Sweetie Pie [33]
The holiday Pie Fest at Southmoreland on the Plaza, a historic 13-room inn northeast of Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri, features several dozen pies including Harvest Pie (front of picture), Sweet Potato Pie (left) and Sweetie Pie (top).
Harvest Pie blends the tastes and aromas of apples, cranberries and baked spices.
Sweet Potato Pie has a soft filling with just a touch of sweetness. Pie lovers with a serious sweet tooth need to try the Sweetie Pie, full of melted chocolate, butterscotch, pecans and coconut.
Harvest Pie [34]
Sweet Potato Pie [35]
Sweetie Pie [36]
Caramel-Pecan French Silk Pie [39]
Caramel and pecans form a gooey base for this chocolate dream pie. Make this decadent pie at least a day ahead so it has plenty of time to chill before guests arrive.
Black-Bottom Pecan Pie [43]
Holiday shoppers stop at Miss Aimee B's Tea Room in St. Charles, Missouri, for a slice of this pie, with its gooey brownie layer.
Oatmeal-Pecan Pie [47]
Pecan gets a chewy-good twist in this recipe from an Augusta, Missouri, restaurant.
Oatmeal-Pecan Pie [48]
Masterpiece Mud Pie [51]
A crust of crushed chocolate sandwich cookies holds a rich filling of chocolate ice cream, coffee ice cream, whipped cream and flavorings.
Masterpiece Mud Pie [52]
Luke's Lemon Meringue Pie [55]
This lemon meringue pie recipe, which includes candied lemon peel, is a favorite at Southmoreland on the Plaza, in Kansas City, Missouri. The recipe comes from Luke Reichle, brother of Southmoreland co-owner Mark.
Fancy Almond Cream Pie [59]
A vanilla pie gets a holiday makeover with almonds and a cherry garnish.
Millionaire's Pie [63]
This gooey-rich pie blends the flavors of walnut, coconut and chocolate.
Millionaire's Pie [64]
Cherry Pie [67]
Cherry pie is the specialty of Betty Reichle, mother of Southmoreland on the Plaza co-owner Mark Reichle. Her filling has a hint of cinnamon and almond. And she weaves a handsome lattice crust on the top. "I make points with Mark when I make this pie," she says.
Cherry Pie [68]
Cranberry-Raspberry Pie [71]
This sweet-tart Christmas-red dessert adds cranberry zing to an easy-to-make fruit pie.
Eggnog Pie [75]
This creamy rum-spiked yuletide pie makes an impressive holiday-dinner finale.
Eggnog Pie [76]
Something Special Apple-Cherry Pie [79]
We combined two favorite pie fillings--apple and cherry--into one holiday treat. Almonds add a nutty boost.
German-Chocolate Pie [83]
This decadent chocolate-coconut pie looks especially nice when you decorate the crust with semisweet chocolate pieces just after you remove it from the oven.
German-Chocolate Pie [84]
Finnish Blueberry Pie [87]
This berry pie proves that there's beauty in simplicity. The piecrust is wrapped around a three-ingredient filling that includes fine dry breadcrumbs. You don't even need a pie plate to make this juicy treat.
Mystery Pecan Pie [91]
The mystery ingredient in this pecan pie is cream cheese! A Harrietta, Michigan, reader, likes this double-layer treat that combines two holiday favorites: cheesecake and pecan pie.
Mystery Pecan Pie [92]
Mile-High Chocolate Pie [95]
Whipping cream, semisweet chocolate and bittersweet chocolate create a rich, tall filling for this pie from Murray's restaurant in Minneapolis. A sweet meringue forms the crust.
Chocolate-Pecan Whiskey Pie [99]
A Madison, Indiana, reader makes this chocolate version of pecan pie for her supper club. Club members thought it was their best dessert ever!
Triple Pear Pie with Walnut Crust [103]
You can't mistake the fruit in this cardamom-spiced beauty. Pear nectar and dried pears complement thick slices of fresh, juicy Bosc pears.