24 red pie recipes

Pirate's pie: a kid-friendly fish pie with canned salmon, leeks, red pepper, and corn in creamy sauce under a piped cheesy mashed potato crown. Budget-friendly family dinner.

Apple pie with a twist: cinnamon Red Hots melt into the filling with walnuts and a crumbled pie crust topping. Bubbling, spicy-sweet, and utterly irresistible.

Cranberry and Granny Smith apple pie with nutmeg in a double crust. Tart cranberries burst against sweet apples for a festive holiday pie with gorgeous ruby-red filling.

Cherry cheesecake pie with tart red cherries baked under a creamy vanilla cream cheese topping in a pie shell. Almond extract adds a subtle, fragrant finish. Two desserts in one.

Cajun-style fried hand pies stuffed with ground pork and beef, onions, green onions, parsley, and a kick of red pepper. Crimped pastry pockets fried golden and crisp.

Baked spinach and potato frittata with hash browns, shredded carrot, red pepper, and fresh basil. A hearty 8-egg brunch casserole that feeds six and slices like a savory egg pie.

Layered savory pie in flaky puff pastry with herb omelets, garlicky spinach, Swiss cheese, ham, and roasted red peppers. An Italian-style tourte that slices into gorgeous layers for a stunning brunch or appetizer.

Kouloures is a traditional Greek Easter bread, sweet yeast loaves brushed with egg yolk, scattered with sesame seeds, and crowned with red-dyed eggs symbolizing the resurrection.