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Season's Best Pies: December 2015

September 16, 2015
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Credit: Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas 
Fill your kitchen with these luscious desserts, from pecan pies to chocolate pies.
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Caramel-Pecan Pie

Create this rich gooey caramel pecan pie for your family and friends. It is a perfect special occasion pie.
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Butterscotch Pecan Pie from PieLab

Credit: Photo: Oxmoor House
The butterscotch flavor is subtle, adding an interesting twist without overwhelming this Southern classic. And the experts at PieLab have ensured that the filling fits the piecrust perfectly.
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Maple Pumpkin Pie with a Message

Credit: Photo: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Claire Spollen

To use up the leftover pumpkin, try adding some to a breakfast smoothie, or stir into pancake batter. Or combine with a splash of half-and-half, season with sage, and toss with pasta.


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Pumpkin-Pecan Streusel Pie

Credit: Photo: Helen Norman; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

Create the chunky texture by leaving those extra-big blueberry-size pieces in the streusel mix.


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Apple Crumble Pie

From Our Sponsor: Bubbling apple pie filling topped with a brown sugar and oat crumble served in a flaky pie crust--easy and delicious


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Foolproof Key Lime Pie

Credit: Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Rachael Burrow

Key Lime Pie is a classic for a reason - it's got an unrivaled flavor that nobody can resist. Whip up this Foolproof Key Lime Pie for an easy dessert your guests are sure to enjoy. In a pinch, you can use regular limes, but when it comes to fresh juice versus bottled, the real thing always triumphs. 


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Apple Hand Pies

Credit: Photo: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Amy Stone

Use small cookie or pastry cutters to create little steam vents in the tops of these pies for the filling to peek through. You can make these pies as festive or as simple as you want, but however you style them, they're sure to be absolutely delicious.


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Our Easiest Pumpkin Pie Ever

Credit: Photo: Greg Dupree; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

TIP: For a crisp crust (no more soggy bottom!), use a metal pie pan and prebake your crust with pie weights.


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Perfectly Easy Blackberry Pie

Credit: Photo: Lee Harrelson; Styling: Jan Gautro

If you haven’t eaten any blackberry pie yet, is it really summer? This perfectly easy blackberry pie comes together in a little more than an hour and highlights one of summer’s best fruits. This recipe works with either fresh or frozen blackberries (or a mixture of the two), but fresh blackberries have more flavor and won’t take as long to cook. Serve with vanilla ice cream or lemon sorbet. 


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Mini Apple Pie with Lattice Crust

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Apple pie filling is poured into a hollowed apples and topped with an easy lattice pie crust. So easy and impressive!


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Double-Crust Apple Pie

Credit: Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Mindi Shapiro and Amanda Widis

A double crust seals in the apples' natural juices as the pie bakes for full-on apple flavor. Tossing the apples with apple juice keeps them from browning as you peel and slice them, and it adds a boost of apple flavor.


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Easy Apple Crisp

From Our Sponsor: A simple yet delicious easy apple crisp recipe made in microwaveable mugs with tart apples, sweet granola, brown sugar and cinnamon


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Peach Divinity Icebox Pie

Credit: Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

Warning: This one might cause you to drool on your screen.


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Strawberry-Lemon-Buttermilk Icebox Pie with Baked Gingersnap Crust

Credit: Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

Don't dare skip the crust in this amazing recipe; it totally makes the pie.


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The Ultimate Chocolate Pie

Credit: Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham

For the crust, crumble three-fourths of 1 (9-oz.) box of chocolate wafer cookies to yield 2 cups.


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Bacon-Apple Pie

Credit: Oxmoor House

To my eye, this apple pie has an almost medieval look, with its meaty lattice top. To my stomach, it's a modern-day marvel.


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Chocolate-Coconut-Macadamia Pie

The mile-high topping is just begging for you to dive in, fork first.


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Almond-Pear Pie

Say hello to our most stunning pie yet.


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Guilt Free Pumpkin Pie

From Our Sponsor: A 'skinny' version of a perennial holiday favorite made leaner but not less flavorful!


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Pumpkin Swirl Pie with Gingersnap Crust

Just say yes to this amazing swirl.


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Browned Butter Chess Pie

For a pretty presentation, prepare a second recipe of the piecrust and cut out shapes with a small cookie cutter. Attach them to the edge of the crust with egg wash, and then bake and fill as directed.


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Sweet-Potato Pecan Pie

Credit: Photo: Iain Bagwell

We adapted this recipe from Devil's Teeth Baking Company to create a border that shows off the bright filling. To completely cover the pie, just double the topping.


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Lattice-Top Apple Quince Pie

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Portland pasty chef Michelle Vernier cooks the fruit ahead so the pie won't collapse in the oven.


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Caramel Apple Pie with Pastry Cutouts

Zoe Nathan of Santa Monica's Huckleberry Bakery tops her pies with a variety of cutout shapes; for this one, you'll need a 2 1/2-in. apple-shaped cookie cutter*.


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Caramel-Pecan Tart

Credit: Jennifer Davick; Buffy Hargett
Serve this top-rated pecan tart recipe for dessert at holiday dinners and parties.
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Reddi-Wip: Caramel Nut Tart

From Our Sponsor: A rich caramel filling loaded with chopped nuts baked in a flaky pastry crust and topped with Reddi-wip


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Sweet Potato Pie with Sugared Pecans

Make a double batch of the pecans and save some for a snack later.


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Chocolate Chess Pie

You can serve this pie at room temperature or chilled, so it's a perfect make-ahead option for New Year's Eve.


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Lemon Meringue Pie

Credit: Photo: Oxmoor House

A gluten-free crust serves as the base for tangy-sweet lemon custard and a fluffy meringue topping in this fresh spin on the classic.


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Maple-Pecan Pie

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No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without a pecan pie. If you have gluten-free family members, this pie will be a real treat for them.
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Tennessee Whiskey-Pecan Pie

Credit: Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas 

We love the combination of pecans and smoky-sweet bourbon in the thick, rich pie filling. For a booze-free pie, substitute apple juice for the whiskey in the filling, and serve with plain sweetened whipped cream or enjoy it without.


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1 of 31 Caramel-Pecan Pie
2 of 31 Butterscotch Pecan Pie from PieLab
3 of 31 Maple Pumpkin Pie with a Message
4 of 31 Pumpkin-Pecan Streusel Pie
5 of 31 Apple Crumble Pie
6 of 31 Foolproof Key Lime Pie
7 of 31 Apple Hand Pies
8 of 31 Our Easiest Pumpkin Pie Ever
9 of 31 Perfectly Easy Blackberry Pie
10 of 31 Mini Apple Pie with Lattice Crust
11 of 31 Double-Crust Apple Pie
12 of 31 Easy Apple Crisp
13 of 31 Peach Divinity Icebox Pie
14 of 31 Strawberry-Lemon-Buttermilk Icebox Pie with Baked Gingersnap Crust
15 of 31 The Ultimate Chocolate Pie
16 of 31 Bacon-Apple Pie
17 of 31 Chocolate-Coconut-Macadamia Pie
18 of 31 Almond-Pear Pie
19 of 31 Guilt Free Pumpkin Pie
20 of 31 Pumpkin Swirl Pie with Gingersnap Crust
21 of 31 Browned Butter Chess Pie
22 of 31 Sweet-Potato Pecan Pie
23 of 31 Lattice-Top Apple Quince Pie
24 of 31 Caramel Apple Pie with Pastry Cutouts
25 of 31 Caramel-Pecan Tart
26 of 31 Reddi-Wip: Caramel Nut Tart
27 of 31 Sweet Potato Pie with Sugared Pecans
28 of 31 Chocolate Chess Pie
29 of 31 Lemon Meringue Pie
30 of 31 Maple-Pecan Pie
31 of 31 Tennessee Whiskey-Pecan Pie