Recipe Sifter

Quiche Lorraine with bacon and asparagus layered into a flaky pie shell with sliced Swiss cheese, then bound by a milk-egg custard spiked with nutmeg and cayenne. Smoky, savory, brunch-ready.

Mint chocolate brownie pie layers mint chocolate chips and fudgy brownie batter in a flaky pie crust, baked until set and served warm with vanilla ice cream. A rich after-dinner dessert with a built-in shortcut.

Rhubarb cream pie with a tender custard filling and a glossy peaked meringue top. Diced rhubarb bakes into a sweet-tart cream base before meringue made from the reserved whites finishes the pie under high heat.

Amazing lemon meringue pie uses both cornstarch and flour for a curd that holds clean wedges. Lemon juice goes into the meringue too for a stable foam that resists weeping.

Funeral pie, also called Rosina pie, is a 1936 Pennsylvania Dutch raisin pie. Lemon-bright raisin custard under a criss-crossed lattice. A heritage Amish dessert recipe.

Old-fashioned raisin cream pie layers a vanilla custard base with plumped raisins, all under a fluffy meringue top. A heritage Sunday-supper pie that uses the whole egg, no waste.

Deep dish apple pie with a layer of sour cream over tart apples, sealed inside an egg-glazed double crust. The old-fashioned American classic served warm with cheddar or whipped cream.

Double-crust pear pie with apple pie spice, brown sugar, and vanilla, brushed with a milk glaze and baked using a high-then-low oven method for a flaky, golden crust.

Caramel apple pie loads a frozen crust with cubed apples, melted caramel candies, and chopped pecans for a quick fall dessert. One bowl assembly, no peeling fuss, ready in an hour.

Banana caramel pie with a brown sugar custard cooked on the stovetop, sliced ripe bananas, and a whipped cream or meringue topping. A retro butterscotch-banana pie that beats anything from a box.

Apple pie streusel folds chopped apples into a sour cream custard inside a single crust, then crowns it with a buttery cinnamon streusel topping. The Pennsylvania Dutch sour cream apple pie.

Apple praline pie layers Granny Smith apples with a spiced corn syrup filling and a brown sugar-pecan praline topping. A double-crust Southern dessert with cutout vents.

Chocolate almond pie pours hot chocolate syrup over almond-cake batter in a pie shell. As it bakes, the layers separate magically into pudding bottom, cake top, with toasted almonds and chocolate shavings.

Fresh blueberry pie with a tangy sour cream custard binding the berries and a crisp buttered breadcrumb crumble on top. Summer dessert with bright berry flavor and creamy texture.

Southern chess pie with a custardy filling of eggs, sugar, butter, and a splash of vinegar, thickened with cornmeal in a pre-made pie shell. Old-school Southern dessert.

Old-fashioned chocolate meringue pie with a stovetop custard filling made from real unsweetened chocolate, egg yolks, and milk in a flaky baked crust.