A collection of the best holiday pies for Thanksgiving and Christmas, all tested at high altitude. From fruit pies and nut pies, to crumbles, cream and custard pies, you’ll find something delicious to make this holiday season.
Fruit Pies
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Apple Crumb Pie
A classic favorite in the fall, Apple Crumb Pie! Flaky all-butter pastry crust is filled with spiced apples, and topped with brown sugar streusel.
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2
Apple Slab Pie
Apple slab pie is apple pie that's baked on a baking sheet, for an extra large pie that's big enough to serve a group of people for Thanksgiving or any special occasion.
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3
Brown Butter Apple Pie Bars
Brown butter adds nutty flavor to the crust and crumble topping in these apple pie bars, with a sweet and tart apple filling spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
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4
French Apple Tart with Walnut Shortbread Crust
A stunning French apple tart that looks impressive, but is surprisingly simple to make. Thinly sliced apples are brushed with maple syrup and baked in a buttery walnut shortbread crust for a delicious dessert for the holidays.
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5
Appeltaart (Dutch Apple Pie)
This deep-dish appeltaart features a shortbread crust with lattice top, filled to the brim with spiced apple pie filling and plump raisins.
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6
Polish Apple Cake (Szarlotka)
This Polish apple cake, also known as szarlotka or apple shortbread cake, starts with a buttery shortbread-like crust on the bottom, sweet and juicy spiced apple filling, and more shortbread crumbles on top. The end result is more like a pie than a cake, and makes a fantastic holiday dessert.
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7
Mini Apple Pies with Cinnamon Sugar
Mini apple pies, with homemade all butter pie dough and spiced apple filling, baked until crisp and flaky, then coated in cinnamon sugar.
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8
Easy Apple Galette
This apple galette has a crisp, all butter pastry crust, filled with Honey Crisp apples, brown sugar, vanilla and cozy spices.
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9
Cherry Crumb Pie
The best homemade cherry crumb pie with a flaky buttery crust, juicy cherry filling and brown sugar crumb topping.
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10
Cherry Cranberry Pie
Sweet and tart cherry cranberry pie, with a homemade flaky buttery crust, juicy cherry cranberry filling and pie crust trees for decoration.
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11
Blueberry Pie
A classic and delicious recipe for blueberry pie, made with a flaky all-butter pie crust, sweet blueberry filling, and a pretty lattice top crust.
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12
Blueberry Turnovers with Vanilla Icing
Blueberry turnovers made with flaky homemade all butter pie dough, juicy blueberry pie filling and sweet vanilla icing.
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13
Pear Frangipane Tart
Crisp and buttery almond shortcrust pastry is filled with cake-like almond frangipane, topped with spiced pears and crunchy almonds.
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Nut Pies
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Braided Almond Pastry
This lovely braided almond pastry has a flaky, buttery homemade crust, filled with almond frangipane, which has a soft, cake-like texture. The pastry is braided over the filling and sprinkled with almonds before baking.
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15
High Altitude Walnut Pie
This walnut pie starts with a buttery shortbread crust, filled with sweet and nutty cardamom walnut filling, and topped with coffee whipped cream.
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16
High Altitude Chocolate Pecan Pie
This chocolate pecan pie is fudgy and rich with a buttery shortbread crust, creamy chocolate ganache and gooey pecan pie filling.
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17
High Altitude Pecan Pie
A classic high altitude recipe for pecan pie, with a flaky all butter crust and a sweet and gooey filling that's loaded with crunchy pecans.
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18
Maple Pecan Tart
This maple pecan tart has a buttery pecan shortbread crust and a gooey maple pecan filling.
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Custard and Cream Pies
19
High Altitude Chess Pie
This traditional chess pie starts with a flaky all butter pastry crust, filled with sweet, creamy custard. A delicious pie for Thanksgiving!
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20
High Altitude Chocolate Chess Pie
This chocolate chess pie is made with a flaky all butter pastry crust, with a rich and creamy chocolate filling that tastes like fudge brownies.
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21
High Altitude Perfect Pumpkin Pie
A high altitude tested recipe for pumpkin pie made without sweetened condensed milk, that's perfectly creamy and lightly spiced, with an all butter homemade flaky pie crust.
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22
Pecan Praline Pumpkin Pie
Pecan praline pumpkin pie is the best combination of nutty pecan pie and creamy pumpkin pie, in one delicious dessert.
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23
Pumpkin Crumble Pie
A delicious twist on a classic recipe for pumpkin pie, topped with buttery brown sugar streusel. This is the pumpkin pie for people who have never liked pumpkin pie!
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24
Mini Pumpkin Hand Pies with Cinnamon Sugar
Mini pumpkin hand pies, with homemade all butter pie dough and spiced pumpkin filling, baked until crisp and flaky, then coated in cinnamon sugar.
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25
High Altitude Sweet Potato Pecan Crumble Pie
Flaky, buttery pie dough is filled with creamy, lightly spiced sweet potato filling and topped with pecan brown sugar crumble.
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26
Sweet Potato Biscoff Pie Bars
Reminiscent of pumpkin pie, these sweet potato pie bars have a creamy filling that's lightly spiced, with a biscoff cookie crust.
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27
High Altitude Salted Honey Custard Pie
This sweet and creamy salted honey pie starts with a flaky all butter pastry crust, filled with silky honey custard and sprinkled with flaky salt. A delicious pie for any holiday or season!
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28
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
This easy to make chocolate peanut butter pie has an Oreo cookie crust, a no bake peanut butter pie filling, and chocolate peanut butter cups on top.
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29
Chocolate Caramel Tart
A decadent dessert with layers of dulce de leche and dark chocolate ganache, inside a flaky pastry crust.
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30
Chocolate Cream Pie
A luxurious chocolate cream pie with a salted graham cracker crust, silky chocolate custard filling, and soft whipped cream topping.
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31
Chocolate Eclair Pie
Chocolate eclair pie made from scratch with flaky pastry crust, vanilla bean custard, and creamy dark chocolate ganache.
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32
High Altitude Brownie Pie
A decadently rich, chocolatey and fudgy brownie pie, made with a flaky all butter pastry crust, with moist fudge brownies baked right into the crust.
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33
Coconut Cream Pie
This classic recipe for coconut cream pie has a buttery, flaky pastry crust, filled with a rich coconut milk pastry cream, topped with fluffy whipped cream and shaved coconut.
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34
Citrus Sour Cream Pie
This tart and creamy pie has a graham cracker crust, smooth citrus filling made with fresh lemons, limes and oranges, and topped with fresh whipped cream.
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35
Bavarian Cream Pie
This Bavarian cream pie starts with a buttery, salted graham cracker crust, filled with homemade vanilla bean pastry cream that's lightened with fluffy whipped cream, all topped off with toasted coconut.
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36
Cranberry Cream Cheese Pie
A buttery graham cracker crust filled with creamy, no-bake vanilla cheesecake filling, topped with homemade cranberry raspberry sauce.
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37
Easy Banoffee Pie (Banana Caramel Toffee)
A quick and easy recipe for banoffee pie, with layers of buttery salted graham cracker crust, dulce de leche, crunchy toffee bits, sliced bananas and whipped cream.
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38
Strawberry Cream Cheese Pretzel Pie
The most delicious salty, sweet, crunchy and creamy dessert, with a buttery pretzel crust, no bake cream cheese filling, strawberry compote, whipped cream and fresh strawberries.
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39
Key Lime Pie
This easy key lime pie is rich and creamy, tart and sweet, and full of fresh lime flavor. The salted graham cracker crust perfectly complements the creamy filling, and it's topped with fluffy clouds of whipped cream.
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40
Banana Cream Pie
Flaky, all-butter pie crust, filled with banana pastry cream and topped with fluffy whipped cream.
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41
Vanilla Bean Custard Tart
Creamy vanilla bean custard in a flaky, all-butter pastry crust, topped with berries.
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42
Lemon Tart
This classic lemon tart is made with a flaky, all-butter pastry crust filled with silky, tart lemon filling.
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Crumbles, Cobblers and Crisps
43
Blueberry Cornmeal Cobbler
An easy blueberry cobbler made with juicy blueberry filling spiced with cardamom, cloves and vanilla, topped with buttery cornmeal topping that's a cross between cake and cookies.
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44
Maple Apple Cobbler
This maple apple cobbler starts with Honey Crisp and Granny Smith apples baked with pure maple syrup, brown sugar and cozy spices, topped with buttery dough that's a cross between cake and cookies.
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45
Bourbon Peach Cobbler
This bourbon peach cobbler starts with fresh, juicy peaches baked with brown sugar, bourbon and spices, topped with buttery dough that's a cross between cake and cookies.
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46
Cherry Cobbler with Sugar Cookie Crust
This cherry cobbler with sugar cookie crust has a perfectly juicy cherry filling topped with a sweet cookie crust that's crisp on top and soft and fluffy underneath.
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47
Skillet Peach Cobbler Shortcake
An easy recipe for peach shortcake, baked in a cast iron skillet like a peach cobbler, with sweet, juicy peaches topped with fluffy drop biscuits and whipped cream.
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48
Mini Blueberry Crisp
Blueberry crisp baked in a mini skillet, and served warm from the oven with a scoop of ice cream. This mini dessert is just enough for two people to share.
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49
Mini Peach Crisp
Peach crisp baked in a mini skillet, and served warm from the oven with a scoop of ice cream. This mini dessert is just enough for two people to share.
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50
Pear Crumble
Bosc pears baked with vanilla and spices, and topped with brown sugar oat crumble for an easy and delicious fall dessert.
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51
Mini Apple Crisp for One
This mini apple crisp is the perfect dessert for one, with honey crisp apples baked with warm spices and vanilla, topped with buttery crumble topping and served hot with a scoop of ice cream.
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52
Bourbon Pecan Crumble
The most delicious bourbon pecan crumble, with all the flavors of pecan pie, in an easier to make recipe.
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Pie Dough
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Shortcrust Pastry Tart Crust
An easy recipe for homemade shortcrust pastry, perfect to use as a tart crust for filling with custard or fruit pie fillings.
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54
All Butter Pie Dough
All-butter, flaky pie dough recipe that yields enough pastry for a double crust pie.
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