2,135 pie base recipes

Frozen lemon pie with a snappy ginger crumb crust, filled with sweetened cream, fresh lemon juice, and zest, then frozen until scoopable. No-bake, no eggs, no custard cooking.

Shaker sugar pie: brown sugar caramelized at the bottom of a flaky shell, topped with vanilla cream and butter, baked into a silky no-egg custard. American religious tradition meets Sunday dessert.

Best Shaker lemon pie made with whole sliced lemons, rind and all, macerated in sugar before baking with eggs in a double-crust shell. Four ingredients, intense lemon flavor, the legendary recipe from Shaker kitchens.

Favourite shoofly pie with baking-soda-aerated molasses filling, ginger and cinnamon spice, and lard-and-butter crumbs. The Lancaster County classic with extra lift and warm spice.

French lemon pie is a simple rustic tart: a whole wheat butter crust filled with a buttery fresh lemon custard and baked golden. Tart, glossy, and finished in an hour with pantry basics.

Frozen orange cloud pie layers tangy citrus filling over a buttery graham cracker crust. A no-bake summer dessert built from sweetened condensed milk, soda, and whipped topping.

Classic single 9-inch pie crust with shortening or lard. The reliable American home-baking standard, easy to roll and ready for any sweet or savory filling you have planned.

Lemon sour cream pie folds tangy sour cream into a stovetop lemon curd for a creamier, less sharp filling. Topped with whipped cream and lemon twists in a baked pastry shell.

Favourite lemon sponge pie is a heritage 8-ingredient dessert that bakes into two layers from a single filling. Tangy custard at the bottom, fluffy lemon sponge on top, all from one whole lemon.

Fresh raspberry pie where most of the berries stay uncooked, suspended in a glossy cooked raspberry glaze in a baked crust. Bright, fresh, and barely-cooked, finished with sweetened whipped cream.

Old-fashioned key lime pie: tart lime and lemon juice whisked into sweetened condensed milk, which thickens to a silky filling in a graham crust. Barely baked, chilled, and crowned with whipped cream.

Citrus angel pie features a baked meringue crust layered with lemon curd and whipped cream. The shell stays crisp at the edges while the cream and curd settle into a tangy, mousse-soft filling that chills until you're ready to serve.

The following is a Sugar Pie recipe that came from Northern Indiana and is an old Amish recipe. It is very, very good - and different. This will not be a firm custard, so don't despair if it doesn't look like the custard pies you are accustomed to!

Bob Hope's favorite lemon meringue pie with a tangy cornstarch custard filling, fresh lemon juice and zest, topped with golden-brown meringue. A classic celebrity recipe from Hollywood's golden age.

Real butterscotch pie made the old-fashioned way with brown sugar and butter melted in a cast iron skillet, topped with golden meringue. No pudding mix, no shortcuts, just pure caramelized flavor in every slice.

A quick and easy fat free pie crust that uses Phyllo (Filo) pastry in place of a fat-laden crust.