2,135 pie base recipes

Harvest apple pie with a brown sugar-nut praline topping baked over the top crust. A double-crust apple pie with a caramelized, crunchy finish.

Southern buttermilk meringue pie with a tangy custard filling sweetened with brown sugar, topped with light whipped meringue. A heritage pie from old Appalachian and Southern kitchens.

Hot fudge sundae ice cream pie layered with vanilla wafers, vanilla ice cream, and a rich homemade fudge sauce of chocolate chips, marshmallows, and evaporated milk. A crowd-pleasing freezer dessert.

No-bake tropical lime pie with lime Jell-O, tropical schnapps, and whipped topping in a graham cracker crust. A cool, creamy summer dessert that sets in the fridge.

Deep-dish rhubarb strawberry pie with a flaky shortening crust, fresh fruit filling spiced with cinnamon and cloves, and a sugared lattice top. The classic spring-into-summer pie baked in a square dish.

Apple cinnamon crumb pie with cinnamon-spiced apple slices thickened with tapioca, topped with a buttery brown sugar streusel crumb. Classic Dutch apple pie style.

Apple molasses pecan pie marries two Thanksgiving classics into one. Sliced apples and toasted pecans bound in a brandy-spiked molasses filling, finished with a buttery lattice crust.

Brown sugar apple pie with a spiced crumb topping of cinnamon, nutmeg, and mace. Five cups of sliced apples heaped into a flaky shell and baked golden.

Huckleberry pie with grated apple and a hint of almond extract. Wild Northwest berries baked into a double-crust pie where the apple thickens the juice naturally and the almond pulls out their floral side.

A diabetic-friendly Dutch apple pie with an oat-cinnamon crumble topping, sugar-free pudding mix, and frozen apple juice concentrate for natural sweetness. All the cozy flavors, less sugar.

Grated apple pie with coarsely shredded unpeeled apples, sugar, and cinnamon in a lattice-topped crust dotted with butter. A unique twist on classic apple pie where grating creates a dense, jammy filling.

Indiana fresh rhubarb creme pie with scalded rhubarb in a custard of egg yolks, sugar, and flour, optionally topped with meringue. A heritage Midwestern spring pie.

Paper bag apple pie: a vintage baking trick that wraps the whole pie in a brown paper bag during baking. Tender apples, golden streusel top, and an evenly browned crust without scorching.

No-bake frozen strawberry pie with egg whites whipped 15 minutes with berries and sugar, then folded into cream. Light, airy, and icebox-cold in a graham cracker crust.

No-bake frozen Gold Mine Pie layered with cream cheese filling, caramel drizzle, and toasted coconut-pecan crunch. Two pies from one batch, freezer-friendly for make-ahead desserts.

May use fresh or frozen strawberries, or may substitute other fruit of choice such as blackberries, peaches, etc.