With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we’re all opening up our recipe books and figuring out exactly what we’re going to make for our friends and families. Every Thanksgiving meal requires certain staples, things like stuffing, turkey and cranberry sauce. Still, there’s a little bit more variance when it comes to side dishes and desserts—and a little bit of extra thought can go a long way in impressing friends and family. Although having a homemade pie on the table is a must, which kind is the best to make? Fortunately, we have 10 different pie recipes for you to choose from today, all of them equally delicious. So let’s get started.
1. Hoosier Sugar Cream Pie
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of flour
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of sugar (plus three tablespoons)
1/2 cup of whole milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 pie crust
1 tablespoon of unsalted butter
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
Steps:
2. Make the filling by mixing your heavy cream, flour, brown sugar, milk, vanilla and half cup of sugar in a bowl. Mix well to combine.
3. Put your crust in a pie pan and dot the bottom of it with butter.
4. Pour your filling into it.
5. Make your topping by mixing three tablespoons of sugar with your cinnamon and sprinkling it on top.
6. Bake the pie for about an hour until the middle is set, cooling it on a wire rack.
2. Shoofly Pie
Ingredients:
1 pie crust
1/2 cup of dark corn syrup
1/4 cup of light brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 cup of hot water
Topping:
1 cup of flour
3 tablespoons of shortening
1 cup of light brown sugar
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of ground cinnamon
Steps:
2. Make the filling by combining the corn syrup, brown sugar and egg into a bowl.
3. Dissolve your baking soda in the hot water before pouring that into the bowl as well and stirring everything together.
4. Pour the filling into your crust.
5. Mix your topping ingredients in a bowl as well with a pastry blender or your fingers.
6. Sprinkle the topping over the filling and bake it for 50 to 60 minutes.
3. Chess Pie
Ingredients:
3 eggs
1/2 cup of buttermilk
1 stick of unsalted butter
1 tablespoon of flour
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 dash of salt
1 pie crust
Steps:
2. Mix together your sugar, eggs, buttermilk, butter, flour, salt and vanilla in a bowl. Stir well.
3. Pour the mix into your pie crust.
4. When you’re ready, bake the pie for about an hour until the top turns golden brown.
5. When it’s done, put the pan on a wire rack to cool before slicing into it.
4. Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie
Ingredients:
1 package of cream cheese
1/2 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1 can of pumpkin
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of ginger
1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon of salt
3 eggs
1/2 cup of heavy cream
2 tablespoons of molasses
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Steps:
2. In a mixing bowl, beat your cream cheese and sugars together until smooth.
3. Add pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, salt and nutmeg, beating and scraping the bowl until blended.
4. Add eggs, molasses, cream and vanilla, repeating the process again.
5. Pour the filling into your pie shell and bake it for 40 to 45 minutes.
6. Cool it on a wire rack and refrigerate for at least six hours before serving.
5. Cranberry Pie
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of fresh cranberries
1 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of flour
1 egg white
1 cup of heavy whipping cream
Steps:
2. Pour your cranberries into the crust in a thick layer.
3. In a bowl, sift together 2/3 cup of sugar and the flour.
4. In a side bowl, beat your egg white until it forms stiff peaks before folding that into the flour mix.
5. Slowly stir the cream into the mix as well until it’s all combined.
6. Pour the last 1/3 cup of sugar on your cranberries before pouring the cream mix on top of that.
7. Bake the pie for 10 minutes before lowering the temperature to 350 degrees.
8. Bake for another 40 minutes and let it cool before serving.
6. Sweet Potato and Marshmallow Pie
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons of unsalted butter
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of salt
3 eggs
1/2 cup of sugar
2 tablespoons of flour
3/4 cup of buttermilk
1 pie crust
Steps:
2. Pour water into a medium pot and bring it to a boil before adding your sweet potatoes and covering the pot.
3. Steam the potatoes for about 20 minutes until they’re fork-tender.
4. Strain the potatoes and mash them in a bowl, adding butter, lemon juice, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt. Mix everything together well.
5. Beat your egg whites in a side bowl for about 30 seconds with a whisk.
6. Add sugar and keep beating for a minute and a half.
7. Add the egg mix to the sweet potato mix and stir until the eggs are well-incorporated.
8. Add the flour in gradually as well, stirring until it’s all incorporated. Add buttermilk as well.
9. In another bowl,. whisk your egg whites until they form soft peaks (for a minute and a half). Fold the whites into the sweet potato mix.
10. Pour everything into the pie crust and bake it in the middle of the oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
11. Take the pie out and cool it completely before eating.
7. Sweet Potato Bacon Pie
Ingredients:
8 strips of chopped bacon
1 tablespoon of maple syrup
1 tablespoon of brown sugar
Pie:
1 pie crust
2 cups of puréed sweet potato
2 eggs (slightly beaten)
1 cup of evaporated milk
2 tablespoons of maple syrup
2/3 cup of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of ginger
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves
Steps:
2. Drain and cool the bacon, setting aside.
3. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
4. Mix your sweet potato, milk, egg and maple syrup in a blender and add the spices.
5. Process everything together before pouring into a pie crust and baking for 15 minutes.
6. Turn the heat down to 350 and add bacon to the top, saving one tablespoon of it.
7. Bake for another 35 to 45 minutes until the pie is set.
8. Top with the leftover bacon and enjoy!
8. Apple Pear Ginger Pie
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of brown sugar
2 tablespoons of flour
1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
1 teaspoon of lemon zest
1/2 cup of candied ginger, finely chopped
3/4 cup of chopped walnuts
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of butter
1 double pie crust
Steps:
2. Put the bottom half of your pie crust in a tin and sprinkle the bottom with chopped nuts and candied ginger.
3. Mix your apples and pears together in a large bowl, setting them aside.
4. In a side bowl, mix your sugars, flour, lemon zest, ground ginger and salt.
5. Combine this mix with your fruit slices and pour into your pie.
6. Sprinkle lemon juice on top of the filling and dot the top with butter.
7. Place your other crust on top and seal the edges, allowing slits or small holes for steam to escape.
8. Bake the pie for 15 minutes before turning the heat down to 350.
9. Bake for another 40 to 45 minutes until the pie is golden brown.
9. Apple Crumble Pie
Ingredients:
5 cups of apples, peeled, cored and sliced
1/2 cup of white sugar
3/4 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
1/3 cup of white sugar
3/4 cup of flour
6 tablespoons of butter
Steps:
2. Place your apple slices in a layer in your pie crust.
3. Mix a 1/2 cup of sugar and cinnamon together before sprinkling it over the apples.
4. Mix your 1/3 cup of sugar with flour and cut in butter until it forms a crumbly mix.
5. Spoon the mix over the apples and bake the pie in the oven for 40 minutes and enjoy!
10. Blueberry Crumb Pie
Ingredients:
3 cups of blueberries
1 1/4 cup of sugar
1 cup of flour (plus two tablespoons)
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1 stick of butter
Steps:
2. In a large mixing bowl, toss your blueberries with half a cup of sugar and two tablespoons of flour.
3. Put the berries in your pie crust and sprinkle them with lemon juice.
4. In another bowl, mix your butter with the leftover sugar and flour until it turns crumbly until it turns into pea-sized pieces.
5. Spread the crumbs over the blueberries and put the pie on a baking sheet.
6. Bake it for 15 minutes before turning the heat down to 350.
7. Keep baking for 35 more minutes until it turns golden brown.
8. Move the pie to a wire rack for three to four hours to cool and enjoy!
Although your family probably has plenty of its own pie recipes that are tried and true, these recipes are all definitely worth a try. If you want to mix things up a little bit, each of these pies uses plenty of ingredients that ought to be familiar to you. Still, each finds a unique way to reinvent these recipes into something amazing. Have you given any of these recipes a try for yourself? Which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below.
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