When you’re looking for a dessert that will really wow your crowd, you’ve gotta bake a pie. Sure, cake is great (like really great, don’t get us wrong), but there’s something about a pie (and fruit pies in particular) that conveys an extra level of tender loving care. Is it the homemade pie crust? The only-in-season-for-a-short-while fruit fillings? The way they're as good cold as they are piping hot, served with homemade ice cream or whipped cream? We’re not sure, but what we do know is we’ve got some of the best recipes here, whether you’re a master baker or just dipping your toes in. Check out our 22 fruit pies for ideas—they’re perfect for special occasions, weeknight desserts, and more, all year-round.
Looking for a spring or summer dessert? Pies are some of the best options for showing off the bounty of summer fruit. We’ve got all the most excellent options here, like bourbon peach pie, fresh blueberry pie, strawberry rhubarb pie, and blackberry pie. One of the best parts about these pies? You can usually use slightly underripe fruit for them. The process of baking will help break the tough fruit down, and you won’t even notice they weren’t ripe to begin with in the end product. 🙌
When the weather starts to get colder come fall and winter, we’re looking for heartier, comforting options (sort of like chicken pot pie or shepherd’s pie, but for dessert). As the berry supply dwindles, it would be easy to ditch fruit in lieu of other classic options (looking at you pumpkin and pecan), but we implore you to keep giving fruit a chance. Apple pie is the classic option (we’ve got an OG version plus crumble and caramel versions here), but don’t forget about cranberries too. Combine the two, like in our apple cranberry pie, or turn them on their own into a hot pink stunner of a cranberry pie. Desperately craving a cherry or strawberry pie in winter (for Valentine’s Day maybe?). Use frozen fruit! Simply defrost the fruit, and drain it of any excess liquid, then follow the recipes as is.
We’ve also got some options on this list that are great any time of the year. Our lemon icebox pie celebrates the sunshine or brings a little of its brightness to your dessert table no matter when it’s made. Bananas are available year-round too, and who can resist when they’re paired with chocolate and caramel, like in our Banoffee pie? Got a coconut lover in your life? Try our coconut cream pie—it’s surprisingly easy to make. In fact, the hardest part might be toasting the coconut for decoration, but don’t worry, we’ve got tips.
Want more fruit-forward inspiration? Check out our favorite fruity cocktails, fruit desserts, and fruit cobblers.
Apple Pie
Every fall, we turn to this recipe because we think it's, well, pretty perfect. We like to fill our homemade flaky, buttery, lattice crust with a combination of different apples for an irresistibly sweet-tart filling. We're being 100% serious when we say this is the BEST apple pie recipe out there.
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Lemon Icebox Pie
Our version of lemon icebox pie (itself a riff of Key lime pie) calls for an extra-buttery graham cracker crust that’s first partially baked before the filling is poured in. Why bake the crust? We’ve found that pre-baking the crust gives the pie a jumpstart on caramelization—and caramelization is a good, tasty thing. Once cooled and the filling added, a second bake helps stabilize the filling, along with ensuring the yolks are fully cooked.
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Fresh Blueberry Pie
This is the perfect use for fresh summer blueberries but is also a great way to cover up frozen blueberries. Once everything is cooked down, you end up with a sweet, jammy filling that we find difficult to not eat before it goes into the pie crust! Use our homemade pie crust for a flaky, buttery crust that makes this pie irresistible.
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Best-Ever Rhubarb Pie
This pie lets tart rhubarb take the center stage. Making homemade pie crust isn't totally necessary, but we highly recommend it. Don't have sanding sugar? No problem—just sprinkle granulated sugar on top before baking.
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Banoffee Pie
You could use a pre-made crust, dulce de leche, and whipped cream in a can and get this done in 15 minutes—we won’t judge. But if you’re looking for that extra special touch, we recommend going old school and making everything from scratch. If you’ve never had homemade whipped cream, you’re in for a treat, and this trick for making dulce de leche is seriously cool (see step 1).
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Cherry Pie
Taking the time to make your own cherry pie filling from a mix of tart and sweet cherries is well worth the effort. By cooking the filling first, you'll be sure to get a jammy filling with perfectly cooked cherries. Wrap that up in our perfectly flaky buttery crust for the dreamiest summer pie.
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Strawberry Cheesecake Pie
You only need 6 ingredients to make this no-bake stunner—a graham cracker crust, heavy cream, cream cheese, powdered sugar, strawberry preserves, and chopped strawberries!
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Bourbon Peach Pie
This pie is a great opportunity to use firm peaches—they'll break down while cooking creating a jammy, addicting filling that isn't too soft. We like to leave some of the skin on our peaches for the texture, but you can peel them all or not, depending on your preference!
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Coconut Cream Pie
We're coco-nuts for this pie! We love our perfect pie crust so much and think that everyone should use it whenever they make pie. But if you're short on time (or just don't wanna), store-bought refrigerated dough works just fine for this pie too. Don't skip toasting the coconut though (and if you're wary to do it on your own, follow our top tips!)
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Key Lime Pie
Key limes are smaller, more aromatic, and more floral than regular limes. They're also slightly yellow in color and smaller than the limes we usually cook with. It is tedious to squeeze juice out of the little fruits, but trust us, it's worth it. If all you can find is bottled though, that'll do too, just up the amount of regular lime zest to 3 tbsp.
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Apple Crumb Pie
Can't decide between a classic apple pie and an apple crumble? We have good news—this hybrid of the two is just as good as it sounds!
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Cranberry Pie
This light and airy cranberry pie is GORGEOUS. The filling tastes like a combination of coconut panna cotta, cranberry curd, and, mysteriously, raspberry sorbet. (Try it and let us know if we're crazy for that last one.) The crust, made of crushed Biscoff, is the perfect foil for the sweet-tart filling. Plus, it tastes like cookie butter. 😍
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Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Made with a double batch of our favorite pie dough recipe, this pie showcases the pretty pink hues of rhubarb and strawberry as they peek out from under the golden lattice. If you're intimidated by lattice crusts, don't be! Keep your strips of pie dough well chilled until you're ready to assemble for the best results.
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Pineapple Fluff Pie
This pineapple pie tastes like a tropical vacation. The filling is light and airy and takes zero effort (or baking knowledge) to come together. Serve it cold with plenty of whipped cream and toasted pecans. Go crazy and add some toasted coconut too!
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Caramel Apple Pie
A classic apple pie is always at the top of our fall baking list, but this year we are deciding to step it up. Caramel sauce brings out the sweetness of apples and makes them taste even MORE like fall.
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Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Pie
This takes chocolate-covered strawberries to a whole new delicious level. The best part? No oven needed for this simple yet impressive dessert!
Southern Tomato Pie
This is a bit of a cheat, since this leans much more savory than sweet. Still, tomatoes are a fruit, so we're including it! Fillings for Southern tomato pies always include tomatoes, mayonnaise, plenty of cheese, and Dijon mustard, but our version's got a flavorful upgrade: chopped pimiento peppers.
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Cranberry Apple Pie
Just like falling leaves, the start of football season, and sweaters, apple pie is a total fall staple. Why not push it further into the holidays by adding tart fresh cranberries into the mix? Fresh cranberries are sometimes hard to find outside of Thanksgiving season, so if you’re in a pinch you can 100% use a bag of frozen cranberries.
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Cherry Old-Fashioned Pie
The addition of bourbon and orange zest brings a boozy punch to classic cherry pie.
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American Pie
It doesn't get any more American than pie, and this flag-inspired pie really takes it to the next level. Refrigerated store-bought pie crust makes whipping this up a total breeze. Make sure to fulfill your civic duty by serving this with plenty of vanilla ice cream.
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