34 Best Pie Recipes for Thanksgiving - Budgeting for Bliss (2024)

Looking for easy and delicious pie recipes to serve this holiday season? Here are 34 of the best pie recipes for Thanksgiving that everyone on your guest list will love.

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There is nothing better than a slice of pie after a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. I don’t know about you but even when I feel like I can’t have another bite, someone offers me pie and I can’t refuse. It’s just too yummy to pass up.

But, honestly, pie has been a huge fixture in our home over the years. My youngest son, who was born only two days before Thanksgiving has declared that his absolute favorite dessert is pumpkin pie. It’s what he requests on his birthday instead of cake.

So, it only seemed fitting that I gathered the best Thanksgiving pie recipes. Of course, you can enjoy these delicious recipes all year long but, if you are on the search for the perfect pie this holiday season, you’re sure to find a winner (or two, or three…) in this assortment of tasty Thanksgiving day desserts.

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Fruit Pies

Love fruit pies? You will find traditional Thanksgiving pie recipes such as apple and pumpkin as well as a few twists like peach mango and bourbon pear.

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Classic Apple Pie– Cooking For My Soul

This is a foolproof apple pie recipe made with precooked apples, so you can make sure the filling is always right. It’s never soggy, too tart, too sweet, or too watery.

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No-Bake Apple Pie– Spatula Desserts

You will love this easy No-bake Apple Pie with Graham Cracker Crust for Thanksgiving and beyond. The 3-step recipe is made using a simple 2-ingredient pie crust that is filled with delicious apples that are cooked to perfection in a mixture of butter and brown sugar.

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Sheet Pan Apple Slap Pie-Persnickety Plates

Gooey cinnamon and brown sugar apples baked on top of a buttery pie crust and finished off with a delightful oat crumble – make this easy sheet pan apple pie a fall staple.

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Apple Cream Pie– 365 Days of Baking and More

Apple Cream Pie also known as a German Apple Pie- is the easiest and most delicious apple pie recipe you’ll ever make. With apples covered in a cinnamon sugar mixture surrounded by heavy cream, this pie is a favorite all year round. Plus it tastes even better when eaten cold!

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Apple Cinnamon Pie– Sense & Edibility

This Apple Cinnamon Pie is filled with fresh apples in a buttery, spiced glazed, and topped with a decorative lattice crust. It’s what your Thanksgiving dessert table is missing.

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Dutch Apple Crumb Pie– I Heart Eating

Dutch apple crumb pie is a tasty Thanksgiving pie that has a juicy sour cream apple pie filling topped with a layer of sweet crumb topping.

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Apple Pear Pie– Plant Based on a Budget

This apple pear pie is sweet, warm, and cozy, filled with a cinnamon-spiced apple filling, topped with pears, and a brown sugar glaze, all in a buttery crisp pre-made vegan pie crust (gluten-free optional) Perfect for impressing at potlucks, dinner parties, mid-week meals, and Thanksgiving!

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Apple and Blackberry Pie-Cooking Gorgeous

Nothing is more satisfying than a homemade Apple and Blackberry Pie when you crave something sweet and spicy to warm you up on a cold autumn day. This delicious pie has a buttery, crisp and flaky crust with a soft, juicy, and spicy apple & blackberryfilling.

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Pumpkin Pie– Julie’s Eats and Treats

This pumpkin Pie is the quintessential holiday pie recipe. This quick and easy recipe means everyone can make their own pie at home for Thanksgiving this year. You can either use a homemade or store-bought crust. Then make the filling and bake. It’s so easy! Don’t forget a dollop of whipped cream on top.

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Pumpkin Slab Pie– Little Sunny Kitchen

Pumpkin Slab Pie is the best classic Pumpkin Pie recipe, scaled for a crowd. This easy recipe is perfect for the holidays.

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Pumpkin Chiffon Pie– Pinch and Swirl

Try something new this Thanksgiving and make this feather-light Pumpkin Chiffon Pie with a buttery gingersnap crust instead of your standard pumpkin pie.

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Molasses Pumpkin Pecan Ginger Pie Recipe Idea Shop

This pumpkin pecan ginger pie in a gingersnap cookie crust is rich enough after a classic Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner so no whipped cream is needed. Absolutely scrumptious!

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Pumpkin Chocolate Pie with Gingersnap Crust– Homebody Eats

If you’re looking for a unique pumpkin pie recipe, you have to try this twist! Pumpkin chocolate pie is filled with the spices and warmth of a traditional pumpkin pie, but also with a hintof chocolate flavor.

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Pumpkin Custard Pie- Baked

Pumpkin custard pie is a classic like grandma used to make! It’s also easy, with no pre-baking of the crust or cooking of the custard required.

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Amish Pumpkin Pie-The Cagle Diaries

Traditional Amish Pumpkin Pie uses simple ingredients and is deliciously sweet with the flavors of fall all in one dessert.

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Pumpkin Coconut Pie– Live to Sweet

This dreamy Pumpkin Coconut Pie puts a fall spin on a classic. The filling is a coconut cream/pumpkin spice custard, topped with cinnamon-vanilla whipped cream, toasted coconut, and candied pumpkin seeds.

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Cranberry Pie– Sugar and Soul

Cranberry Pie is a deliciously easy and tasty pie recipe that you will love. Made with a shortbread crust and a sweet cranberry filling this pie will become a staple at your holiday gatherings.

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Cranberry Apple Pie-If You Give A Blonde a Kitchen

This Cranberry Apple Pie has tender sweet apples and tart cranberries enveloped in a buttery, flaky pie crust. It will look beautiful on your dessert table this holiday season!

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Cranberry Orange Pie– The Simple Sweet Life

If you’re looking for an alternative to the traditional Thanksgiving pumpkin pie, look no further! This cranberry orange pie combines tangy cranberries with a sweet, spiced orange twist.

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Peach Mango Pie– Entirely Elizabeth

This Peach Mango Pie is what pie dreams are made of. It has a tender, flaky crust that is filled with sweet, cinnamon-spiced peach and mango, topped with a buttery crumble topping.

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Blueberry Pie– Small Town Woman

Delicious fresh blueberries in a flakey buttery crust make this blueberry pie a must-try for Thanksgiving this year.

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Blueberry Apple Pie– Teak & Thyme

This blueberry apple pie is the perfect pie for combining freshly picked apples with frozen blueberries for a taste of both Summer and Fall. The crispy and flaky pie crust is filled with a juicy and lightly spiced filling of tart apples andblueberries.

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Cherry Pie-Fit as a Fiddle Life

The Best Tart Cherry Pie recipe is so simple. Finish with a drizzle of icing and a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream and it will be the finishing touch to a wonderful meal.

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Bourbon Pear Pie– Cooking with Curls

Bourbon-Pear Pie is sure to impress your friends and family with its glistening leaf cut-out crust, tender pears, and spiced filling.

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Banoffee Pie– Simply Scrumptious Eats

This banoffee pie is so amazingly delicious! Graham cracker crust, dulce de leche, bananas, and whipped cream make up this amazing pie that’s perfect for Thanksgiving.

More Delicious Pie Recipes

If you are looking for custard, cream, sweet potato, or pecan pies, these tasty pie recipes for Thanksgiving will please everyone on your guest list this holiday season.

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French Silk Pie– Ask Chef Dennis

French Silk Pie is a creamy, rich, chocolaty dessert also known as French Silk Pie. Not as heavy as a chocolate mousse but every bit as decadent and delicious, this chocolate silk pie will make the chocolate lovers in your life very happy, I promise.

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Chocolate Pudding Pie– Alpine Ella

This easy chocolate pudding pie with a graham cracker crust is just like the diner classic but made from scratch. I’ve topped this chocolate pie with homemade whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

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Cinnamon Butterscotch Pie– Baking with Butter

Cinnamon butterscotch pie is creamy and decadent. It’s no-bake, with a spiced cookie crust and a creamy butterscotch cinnamon filling.

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No Bake Peanut Butter Pie-iFood Real

This No Bake Peanut Butter Pie is smooth, creamy, rich, and surprisingly healthy. This is a peanut butter pie without cream cheese, cool whip, or a graham cracker crust – and yet you’ll literally watch it disappear in front of your eyes at any dinner or gathering! It’s that good – and all with simple, wholesome, gluten-free, and dairy-free ingredients.

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Custard Pie– Tasty Treats and Eats

Custard Pie is so simple to make. An egg custard pie that is old-fashioned and absolutely delicious! A must-try!

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Pecan Pie– Whisking Up Yum

This Simple Pecan Pie Recipe is ridiculously easy to make, and delicious! It is sweet with a caramelized flavor but isn’t overly sweet. I love that this is such a quick recipe to throw together in a flash because all you have to do is stir together a handful of ingredients and pour it into the crust and toss on the pecans. It is great for any holiday get-together!

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Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie– The Happier Homemaker

Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie is the ultimate indulgent dessert recipe, perfect for Thanksgiving dinner or any special occasion!

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Bourbon Pecan Pie– Valerie’s Kitchen

If you think you can’t love pecan pie any more than you already do, you’ve got to give this Bourbon Pecan Pie a try. A touch of bourbon makes a delicious difference.

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Brown Sugar Sweet Potato Pie-The Healthy Epicurean

The best festive dessert just entered your life: brown sugar sweet potato pie! Scratch-made, all-butter 4-ingredient flaky pie crust with a brown sugary, spice-loaded sweet potatofilling topped with real maple whipped cream.

Looking for more easy dessert recipes to try?
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  • Banana Blueberry Bread with Crumb Topping
  • Double Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

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34 Best Pie Recipes for Thanksgiving - Budgeting for Bliss (2024)

FAQs

What is the most popular Thanksgiving pie? ›

While pumpkin pie reigns supreme in the majority of American households, sweet potato pie is still the quintessential Thanksgiving dessert in the South. According to one theory, it was Henry VIII's love of sweet potato desserts that kicked off the popularity of yams in a pie.

How far in advance should I make pies for Thanksgiving? ›

You can prepare and bake the pie up to two days in advance, and it will still taste great on the big day. Just make sure you store the pie in the refrigerator—not on the kitchen counter—until you are ready to serve it.

How many days before Thanksgiving can I make an apple pie? ›

Bake your holiday pie in advance (up to 2 weeks) this year, then freeze and forget it. Simply thaw it in the fridge overnight, then pop it in the oven right before serving to take the chill off. We use vodka in the pie dough-which doesn't make the crust taste boozy, but does make it extra flaky and tender.

What is America's number one selling pie? ›

Apple Pie

There's something about a slice of old-fashioned apple pie (with ice cream, of course!).

What is the least popular pie for Thanksgiving? ›

The least popular types of pies were salted caramel, gooseberry, blueberry and peach, all being the most popular in only one state each.

What is Florida's favorite pie? ›

Key lime pie was invented in Key West, where Key limes are anything but scarce. Key limes are different from regular limes. Key limes are more aromatic, smaller, seedier and are more tart than regular limes. Key lime pie is the Sunshine State's official state pie.

What pie is Texas famous for? ›

While pumpkin pie gives pecan pie a run for its money at Thanksgiving, and apple pie, blueberry pie, key lime pie, and other flavors all have their fans in Texas, pecan pie is the No. 1 pie in the state.

What are the best apples for apple pie? ›

The best apples for making apple pie
  • Braeburn. This apple is a descendant of Granny Smith, but slightly sweeter. ...
  • Cortland. ...
  • Crispin (Mutsu). ...
  • Golden Delicious. ...
  • Granny Smith. ...
  • Honeycrisp. ...
  • Jonagold or Jonathan. ...
  • Northern Spy.
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Should you precook apples for apple pie? ›

Precooking the apples solved the shrinking problem, helping them hold their shape in the oven while also eliminating any excess liquid, and thereby protecting the bottom crust.

How do you keep pies fresh before Thanksgiving? ›

Loosely covered with plastic wrap or aluminum foil, you can store your pie in the fridge for up to four days. According to FoodSafety.gov, homemade pies such as pumpkin or pecan can be safely stored in the refrigerator for three to four days.

What is the most popular dessert at Thanksgiving? ›

In general, pie reigns supreme as a Thanksgiving dessert. While some families have their nice selections of pie servings, tradition says apple, pumpkin pie, and a southern pecan pie are the go-tos, typically made with a buttery pastry pie crust.

What kind of pie did the Pilgrims probably eat at the first Thanksgiving? ›

Pumpkin Pie

Both the Pilgrims and members of the Wampanoag tribe ate pumpkins and other squashes indigenous to New England—possibly even during the harvest festival—but the fledgling colony lacked the butter and wheat flour necessary for making pie crust.

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