2,135 pie base recipes

This is a great recipe and base for anyone wanting pot pie or a family meal in a hurry.

Mom's black bottom pie with a chocolate custard base and vanilla chiffon top in a baked pastry shell. Old-school two-layer dessert from the heyday of American diner pies. Walnut garnish optional.

Vegan-friendly tofu vegetable pot pie with zucchini, peppers, Swiss chard, corn, peas, and carrots under a golden biscuit crust. Hearty and plant-based.

Gluten-free brown rice pie crust made with just two ingredients: cooked brown rice and egg white. A simple, grain-based alternative to traditional pastry crusts.

Classic baked graham cracker crust with just 3 ingredients. Press into a 9-inch pie plate, bake 8 minutes, and you have a crisp, buttery base ready for cheesecake, key lime pie, or any chilled filling.

Impossible tuna melt pie with flaked tuna, sharp cheddar, and browned onions in a self-crusting Bisquick batter. A crustless quiche-style dinner that forms its own base as it bakes.

Authentic homemade mincemeat with beef, pork, raisins, dried apricots and peaches, apples, brown sugar, and warm spices simmered together. The traditional meat-based filling for old-fashioned Christmas mince pies.

Meat and potato squares layer a savory meatloaf base under fluffy mashed potatoes and melted cheddar, then cut into tidy squares. Like a sliceable shepherd's pie for an easy family dinner.

Layered no-bake pie with a rich chocolate base and creamy cherry-almond mousse studded with maraschino cherries and toasted almonds. Topped with chocolate curls.

Vegetarian shepherd's pie with a three-bean puree base, sauteed peppers and zucchini in crushed tomatoes, topped with golden mashed potatoes. Comfort food, plant-powered.

Chocolate thumbprint cookies bake a cocoa-walnut shortbread base, then fill the wells with vanilla cream and ruby cherry pie filling. Holiday cookie tray showstopper.

Black bottom pie with a spicy gingersnap crust, dark chocolate custard base, rum and sherry chiffon middle, and whipped cream crown. A vintage American showstopper.

Pumpkin cobbler with a spiced pumpkin custard base topped with dry yellow cake mix, melted butter, brown sugar, and nuts. Like pumpkin pie crossed with a dump cake. No mixing the topping required.

Layered dessert squares with a flaky pie crust base, rum-spiked vanilla pudding, and a glossy cherry-cranberry topping with cinnamon. Light, fruity, and feeds 12.

Microwave pecan pie bars: shortbread base, chewy pecan filling, and a semi-sweet chocolate topping. 28 bars cooked entirely in the microwave, ready in 30 minutes.

Cherry cheese coffee cake on a yeasted bread base with cream cheese filling, cherry pie filling, raisins, and a brown sugar streusel top. Uses frozen bread dough for the shortcut.