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40 irresistible pie recipes

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October 18, 2021
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40 irresistible pie recipes

Humans have been making pie for millennia. Archeologists uncovered a recipe for chicken pie carved into a stone tablet , and there's firm evidence that Ancient Greeks developed the pie pastry we use today.

The food's longevity makes perfect sense when you consider just how close to perfect it is: pie comes wrapped in its own edible packaging and can be stuffed with various fillings, from sweet to savory, that can meet every type of dietary need. And with fall now here and the 2025 holidays right around the corner, there's no time like the present to brush up on your pie recipes. After all, pumpkin, pecan, and apple pies are quintessential staples of the season.

compiled a list of pie recipes from . From classics like apple and chicken pot pie to more unique options, there's undoubtedly something to get your mouth watering.

Real Southern Peanut Butter Pie

- Rating: 4.5/5 (8 reviews)
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 5 minutes
- Additional time: 2 hours
- Total time: 2 hours 20 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 9-inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 11
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Strawberry Rhubarb Custard Pie

- Rating: 4.6/5 (220 reviews)
- Prep time: 20 minutes
- Cook time: 1 hour
- Additional time: 1 hour
- Total time: 2 hours 20 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 9-inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 11
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Mini Key Lime Pies

- Rating: 4.8/5 (48 reviews)
- Prep time: 20 minutes
- Cook time: 5 minutes
- Additional time: 1 hour
- Total time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Servings: 12
- Yield: 12 mini pies
- Number of ingredients: 7
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Peach Pie the Old Fashioned Two Crust Way

- Rating: 4.6/5 (792 reviews)
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Cook time: 45 minutes
- Total time: 75 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 10
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Grandma's Lemon Meringue Pie

- Rating: 4.7/5 (3,211 reviews)
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 - 9 inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 11
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Graham Cracker Crust I

- Rating: 4.7/5 (1,182 reviews)
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 7 minutes
- Total time: 17 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 pie crust
- Number of ingredients: 4
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Sweet Potato Pie I

- Rating: 4.8/5 (3,428 reviews)
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Cook time: 1 hour 50 minutes
- Total time: 1 hour 80 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 9-inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 9
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Blueberry Pie

- Rating: 4.6/5 (2,051 reviews)
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 50 minutes
- Total time: 65 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 pie
- Number of ingredients: 7
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Blackberry Pie I

- Rating: 4.7/5 (736 reviews)
- Prep time: 40 minutes
- Cook time: 40 minutes
- Additional time: 1 hour
- Total time: 1 hour 80 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 9-inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 6
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Perfect Pumpkin Pie

- Rating: 4.7/5 (3,800 reviews)
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 55 minutes
- Total time: 70 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 - 9 inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 8
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Key Lime Pie VII

- Rating: 4.8/5 (4,255 reviews)
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 8 minutes
- Additional time: 32 minutes
- Total time: 55 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 pie
- Number of ingredients: 5
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Peanut Butter Pie

- Rating: 4.8/5 (483 reviews)
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 pie
- Number of ingredients: 6
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Banana Cream Pie I

- Rating: 4.5/5 (1,624 reviews)
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Cook time: 12 minutes
- Additional time: 1 hour
- Total time: 1 hour 42 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 9-inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 9
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Portuguese Custard Tarts (Pasteis de Nata)

- Rating: 4.8/5 (156 reviews)
- Prep time: 1 hour
- Cook time: 25 minutes
- Additional time: 2 hours 35 minutes
- Total time: 3 hours 60 minutes
- Servings: 12
- Yield: 12 tarts
- Number of ingredients: 14
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Fresh Rhubarb Pie

- Rating: 4.8/5 (1,323 reviews)
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Cook time: 1 hour
- Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 9-inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 5
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Lemon Pie II

- Rating: 4.5/5 (171 reviews)
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Additional time: 2 hours
- Total time: 2 hours 10 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 9-inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 5
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Grandma's Iron Skillet Apple Pie

- Rating: 4.9/5 (540 reviews)
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 45 minutes
- Additional time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 75 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 apple pie
- Number of ingredients: 8
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Homemade Fresh Pumpkin Pie

- Rating: 4.6/5 (849 reviews)
- Prep time: 20 minutes
- Cook time: 40 minutes
- Total time: 60 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 pie
- Number of ingredients: 12
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Easy Key Lime Pie I

- Rating: 4.7/5 (1,539 reviews)
- Prep time: 20 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 35 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 - 9 inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 4
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Fresh Pear Pie

- Rating: 4.8/5 (460 reviews)
- Prep time: 40 minutes
- Cook time: 50 minutes
- Additional time: 4 hours
- Total time: 4 hours 90 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 9-inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 9
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Award Winning Peaches and Cream Pie

- Rating: 4.5/5 (1,292 reviews)
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Cook time: 40 minutes
- Additional time: 2 hours 20 minutes
- Total time: 2 hours 90 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 - 10 inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 12
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Apple Pie Filling

- Rating: 4.7/5 (463 reviews)
- Servings: 40
- Yield: 5 - 9 inch pies
- Number of ingredients: 8
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My Grandma's Shoo-Fly Pie

- Rating: 4.4/5 (106 reviews)
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 9-inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 8
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Buttermilk Pie

- Rating: 4.8/5 (485 reviews)
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 - 9 inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 9
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Apple Crumb Pie

- Rating: 4.7/5 (987 reviews)
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Cook time: 50 minutes
- Additional time: 2 hours
- Total time: 2 hours 80 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 9-inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 12
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Millionaire Pie

- Rating: 4.6/5 (76 reviews)
- Servings: 16
- Yield: 2 pies
- Number of ingredients: 6
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Apple Pie I

- Rating: 4.6/5 (720 reviews)
- Prep time: 20 minutes
- Cook time: 40 minutes
- Total time: 60 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 pie
- Number of ingredients: 5
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Peach Pie

- Rating: 4.4/5 (704 reviews)
- Prep time: 1 hour
- Cook time: 45 minutes
- Total time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 - 9 inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 5
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Apple Hand Pies

- Rating: 4.8/5 (171 reviews)
- Prep time: 25 minutes
- Cook time: 35 minutes
- Additional time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 75 minutes
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 hand pies
- Number of ingredients: 11
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Concord Grape Pie I

- Rating: 4.5/5 (74 reviews)
- Prep time: 1 hour
- Cook time: 45 minutes
- Additional time: 4 hours
- Total time: 5 hours 45 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 9-inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 7
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Russian Apple Tart

- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Cook time: 45 minutes
- Total time: 75 minutes
- Servings: 12
- Yield: 12 servings
- Number of ingredients: 10
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Coconut Cream Pie I

- Rating: 4.7/5 (387 reviews)
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Additional time: 1 hour
- Total time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 - 9 inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 5
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Rhubarb and Strawberry Pie

- Rating: 4.7/5 (1,005 reviews)
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 pie
- Number of ingredients: 8
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Crumb Topping for Pies

- Rating: 4.5/5 (203 reviews)
- Servings: 2
- Yield: 2 cups
- Number of ingredients: 3
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Sweet and Simple Lemon Tart

- Rating: 4.5/5 (50 reviews)
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Additional time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 75 minutes
- Servings: 16
- Yield: 1 8x8-inch tart
- Number of ingredients: 10
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Pecan Pie

- Rating: 4.7/5 (845 reviews)
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 1 hour
- Total time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 - 9 inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 10
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Sweetest Southern Sweet Potato Pie

- Rating: 4.9/5 (51 reviews)
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Cook time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Additional time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 1 hour 75 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 9-inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 11
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Fruit Pizza I

- Rating: 4.7/5 (790 reviews)
- Prep time: 25 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Additional time: 1 hour
- Total time: 1 hour 35 minutes
- Servings: 10
- Yield: 1 fruit pizza
- Number of ingredients: 10
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Simple Pumpkin Pie

- Rating: 4.7/5 (140 reviews)
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 50 minutes
- Total time: 60 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 1 9-inch pie
- Number of ingredients: 5
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Chess Pie

- Rating: 4.2/5 (318 reviews)
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 50 minutes
- Total time: 65 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 8
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