256 pie shell recipes

Paper bag apple pie: a vintage baking trick that wraps the whole pie in a brown paper bag during baking. Tender apples, golden streusel top, and an evenly browned crust without scorching.

Summer no-cook blueberry pie made with three cups of fresh berries set under a microwave-thickened glaze. Sherry and lemon juice for depth, sour cream topping for cool tang. No oven needed once the shell is baked.

Sugar-free apple pie sweetened entirely by plumped raisins and spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. A naturally sweet double-crust pie with no added sugar.

Savory onion-tomato cheese pie with sweet onions, Swiss cheese, and sliced tomatoes in a custard filling. A microwave-friendly quiche-style main dish.

No-bake frozen Gold Mine Pie layered with cream cheese filling, caramel drizzle, and toasted coconut-pecan crunch. Two pies from one batch, freezer-friendly for make-ahead desserts.

Apple cinnamon crumb pie with cinnamon-spiced apple slices thickened with tapioca, topped with a buttery brown sugar streusel crumb. Classic Dutch apple pie style.

Pumpkin pecan pie layers a spiced pumpkin custard under a classic pecan pie filling for two desserts in one slice. Looks like pecan, eats like Thanksgiving, balanced sweetness throughout.

Easy chocolate coconut pie with semisweet chocolate, evaporated milk, and flaked coconut baked in a single shell. A 30-minute pantry pie that tastes like a baked Mounds bar in slice form.

Chocolate chip walnut pie with a chewy brown sugar custard, pockets of melted chocolate, and toasted walnuts in a flaky shell. Half cookie, half pie. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Rich chocolate coconut pie with melted semisweet chocolate, evaporated milk, and flaked coconut in an unbaked shell. A 6-ingredient bake-and-go pie with a fudgy filling and macaroon-like coconut texture.

Fresh blueberry pie with a clever twist: whipped cream lines the bottom and sides of the baked shell before the cooked-and-fresh berry filling pours in. Three hours of chilling sets it into a cool, lush slice.

Babe's Pecan Pie is a classic Southern pecan pie with dark corn syrup, butter, vanilla, and coarsely chopped pecans in a flaky crust. Simple, sticky-sweet, and utterly irresistible at the holiday table.

Coconut pecan pie with a buttery egg custard filling, flaked coconut, and chopped pecans baked in a flaky crust. A Southern-style pie with a lemon-vanilla twist and golden, chewy top.

Plum good pie with fresh plum wedges arranged like petals over a buttery from-scratch crust, dusted with cinnamon sugar, and bound with beaten eggs into a custard-fruit hybrid.

Apple pie flipped upside down so the brown sugar and walnuts melt into a sticky praline-style topping over a flaky double crust. Inverted onto a platter for the reveal.

Vegetarian pot pie with seasoned tofu, sauteed vegetables, and chickenless gravy baked in a double-crust pie shell. All the comfort of classic pot pie, completely meat-free.