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Apple almond pie sets chopped apples and toasted sliced almonds in a custardy corn syrup filling. A pecan-pie-style technique applied to apples for a single-crust dessert with a glossy top.

This silky and rich custard pie always brings back rave reviews.

Golden pecan pie pours brown sugar, light corn syrup, and vanilla over toasty pecan halves in a flaky shell. A classic Thanksgiving pie with deep molasses sweetness and a glossy top.

I made mine in mini pie pans and used a cream cheese/sour cream topping slightly sweetened with confectioner's sugar. The filling is excellent.

Robb's Low-Cholesterol Pumpkin Pie with Oil Pastry recipe

Classic Southern sweet potato pie with boiled sweet potatoes whipped smooth with butter, sugar, cinnamon, evaporated milk, eggs, and vanilla. This recipe makes two pies, because one is never enough.

Covered strawberry pie bakes fresh berries into a juicy, cinnamon-kissed filling thickened with cornstarch, all tucked between two flaky pie crusts. An old-fashioned double-crust strawberry pie, not the usual no-bake glaze version.

Cranberry pecan pie with tart fresh cranberries balancing the rich corn syrup pecan filling, brightened by orange zest. Holiday-table dessert ready in 70 minutes.

Raisin crumb pie layers plump raisins under a cakey batter and a buttery crumb topping in a flaky crust. A heritage Pennsylvania Dutch-style dessert that makes two pies at once.

Tuna Swiss pie bakes flaked tuna, shredded Swiss cheese, and scallions in a custard of eggs, mayonnaise, and milk inside a flaky pie shell. Quiche-style savory pie, dinner ready in an hour.

Crab meat is mixed with blue, mozzarella cheese and egg, milk mixture, then baked in a prepared pie crust. It's cheesy and delicious.

Savory chicken and broccoli quiche with melted Swiss cheese, eggs, and warm coriander in a flaky pie crust. A hearty brunch or dinner that slices beautifully every time.

Chocolate chips and pecans bake into a rich, gooey filling spiked with bourbon and vanilla for a Southern-style pie that's part chocolate chip cookie, part pecan pie.

Make-ahead pumpkin chiffon pie with a cloud-light gelatin filling of pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg folded into stiff egg whites. Lighter than classic pumpkin pie and a Thanksgiving prep-day winner.

Pumpkin pie cognac with a silky custard of half-and-half, dark brown sugar, candied ginger, and a generous splash of brandy. The grown-up holiday pie that smells like Thanksgiving in a glass.

Fiesta quiche with green chiles, tomatoes, onion, cheddar, and Monterey Jack in a rich egg-cream custard spiked with cayenne and nutmeg. A Southwestern spin on the French classic.