Short Crust Pastry
This quick pastry is easy to pull together and versatile in its uses. For best results, make sure your ingredients and tools are cold, work...
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Category: Pies and Puddings
Chocolate Mousse
Homemade chocolate mousse is so simple, yet impressive. It’s also very versatile because you can use any variety of chocolate from deep dark to white....
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Quick Key Lime Tarts
If you want all the benefits of key lime pie in an individual size serving, These quick key lime tarts are the answer. They are...
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Raspberry Lemonade Ice Cream Pie
Our family has been making this fresh, light, delicious raspberry lemonade ice cream pie for a long time. It started on one of our summer...
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Lemon Curd
This lemon curd is smooth, sweet, and tangy with little bits of lemon zest to make your mouth happy. It’s wonderful for cupcake filling, waffle...
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Berry Cream Pie
Berry Cream Pie is a sweet, creamy custard, with just a hint of tang, nestled in a graham cracker pecan crust. It’s so delicious when...
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Chocolate Mousse Pie
Chocolate Mousse Pie is a perfect summer dessert. It’s cold, light, gorgeous, and CHOCOLATE! What more could you want? My daughter called it Hobbit Pie because...
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Orange Pie
If you like key lime pie, you’re going to LOVE orange pie! It’s the same concept with the wonderful flavor of oranges instead of limes. ...
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Banana Cream Pie Recipe
When I was growing up, my mother would, occasionally, make pies for dessert. Banana cream pie was one of the regulars, so I dug up...
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Cheesecake
Why didn’t I think of cheesecake? Our family has so many food traditions that it’s becoming an inside joke. We have a traditional food for almost...
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French Silk Pie
I love, love, LOVE chocolate! Some may say that I’m addicted, but I don’t know about that. What I do know is that I absolutely love...
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Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie
I’m a huge fan of ice cream pies because, first of all, they’re really easy, and second, they’re super tasty! So it’s no surprise that...
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Pecan Pie
I can’t believe it’s already November! I love November! I love the cooler autumn weather, the cute autumn clothes, and the wonderful November holiday. Thanksgiving is...
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Peach Pie
I may have already mentioned this, but peaches are one of my FAVORITE fruits. In fact, they’re probably one of my favorite foods. Unfortunately, I...
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Golden Oreo Crust
Okay, I don’t have a lot to say about this crust because, let’s face it, it’s made out of Golden Oreos. They sell themselves! Here’s...
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Key Lime Tarts
This is a fresh and cool summer treat. I’ts a simple basic key lime pie recipe in miniature size, and these petite little ladies are sweet, tart,...
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Chocolate Key Lime Tarts
You know how sometimes you have a great idea, but the reality of it just doesn’t live up to your imagination? That happens to me...
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Fresh Strawberry Hand Pies
I always make these little pies for Christmas, using homemade jams. But in the summer, you can make them with fresh fruit. They come out...
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Sparkling Fresh Strawberry Pie
Today strawberries are on sale at the grocery store, and I know just what to do. Sarah is here with me, and we’re going to...
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Banana Pudding Pie
Lately, I’ve been craving banana desserts. I’ve had banana cream pie on my brain for a few weeks, then recently, I started dreaming about banana pudding....
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Vanilla Pudding and Pie Filling
This vanilla pudding is rich and satisfying! It’s delicious on it’s own, but it also makes a wonderful base for cream pies (banana or coconut...
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Vanilla Wafer Crust
So, if you’ve followed this blog, at all, you’ll recognize this as a variation on a theme. My philosophy is, “if something works, stay with...
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Chocolate Pudding
If you’ve never tried homemade chocolate pudding, then you’ve missed out, but it’s not too late. If you HAVE tried it, you already know what a treat...
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Quick Quiche
This quick quiche recipe is basically a cheater’s version of quiche, but it tastes wonderful. The base of an authentic quiche is heavy cream, cheese...
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Chocolate Pudding Dessert
This dessert is the perfect combination of chocolate and cream cheese, sweet and salty, brown and white, etc. If you’re looking for something delicious and impressive,...
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Turkey Pot Pie
This is a delicious way to use that leftover holiday turkey and gravy. ...
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Peppermint Ice Cream Pie
Peppermint ice cream pie is always a crowd pleaser, as are ice cream pies, in general. For one thing, they’re delicious! For another thing, they...
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Oreo Crust
This delicious crust makes just about any pie better. Use your imagination, and fill it with something wonderful!...
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Key Lime Pie
I love lemons and limes. They smell so wonderful and fresh, and they make pretty much every food better! I’m partial to any dessert that’s...
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Graham Cracker Crust
This graham cracker crust is so tasty and versatile. I use it in many different pie recipes. It can be baked for cheese cakes or...
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Christmas Tarts
These little hand pies have been a tradition since our children were small. They’re a little bit of work, but you can make them ahead...
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Apple Pie
I’m going with a different spin on my apple pie, and I’m calling it Caramel Apple pie. I love caramel, and I especially love caramel apples....
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Lattice Pie Crust (How to)
Lattice top pie crusts are so pretty, and they make any fruit pie look special. The good news is that they’re actually really easy to...
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Pie Crust
Over the years, I’ve experimented with MANY pie crust recipes. I’ve found that this one is the easiest to work with, and it tastes good,...
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