The 10 Pie Recipes Our Readers Love Most

Aw, aren't you sweet?

By Megan O. Steintrager
Published November 12, 2025
Banoffee pie with two slices on plates.

Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez

In the great dessert showdown, pies have always beaten out cakes for me, especially since pie goes so well with my absolute favorite dessert: ice cream. My whole family agrees: We always had French silk pie for our birthdays rather than cake. This time of year, even the most ardent cake fans often become temporary pie people.

So, if you're looking for a pie for your Thanksgiving meal or just because pie tops your dessert list too, why not start with some of the pie recipes that have been saved the most with MyRecipes, our free tool for saving and organizing recipes?

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  • Atlantic Beach Pie

    A slice of creamtopped pie on a green plate with a fork a pie plate with the rest of the pie in the background

    Serious Eats / Deli Studios

    This easy Southern dessert features a salty cracker crust, creamy citrus filling, and whipped cream topping—it's perfect for warm weather and made with pantry staples.

  • Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

    Overhead view of a slice of Rhubard pis

    Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez

    This strawberry rhubarb pie is sweet and tangy, with a just-set, slightly saucy texture of softened fruit that still holds some of its shape.

  • Banoffee Pie

    A slice of banoffee pie.

    Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez

    This low-effort dessert with gooey dulce de leche, sliced bananas, and whipped cream is a British classic.

  • Pennsylvania Dutch Apple Pie

    Side view of apple pie

    Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez

    Pennsylvania Dutch apple pie features a flaky crust and tender apple filling that's topped with a buttery crumble. A mixture of heavy cream, apple cider, and maple syrup creates the pie's signature creamy apple filling.

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  • Shoofly Pie

    Overhead view of steps to make shoofly pie

    Serious Eats / Deli Studios

    This Pennsylvania Dutch classic is sticky, cakey, and crunchy all at once. The thick texture of true molasses ensures that the topping sinks into the liquid gradually as the pie bakes, creating three distinct layers: a crumbly top, a spiced cake in the middle, and a gooey molasses bottom.

  • Cherry Pie

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    Vicky Wasik

    This recipe shows you how to make a flawless cherry pie using fresh or frozen fruit. It's always crispy on the bottom, flaky on the top, and perfect inside.

  • Old-Fashioned Apple Pie

    A slice of apple pie on a plate next to the remaining pie in a dish
    Vicky Wasik

    This classic apple pie has a golden crust and a thick filling that doesn't require pre-cooking apples. Macerating apples with brown sugar and spices before baking minimizes moisture variation, concentrating flavors and stabilizing the pie's internal structure.

  • Hoosier Sugar Cream Pie

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    Alexandra Penfold

    This Hoosier favorite has all of the wonderful creaminess of a perfect custard without all the fuss.

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  • Spiced Apple Hand Pie

    Overhead view of apple hand pies

    Serious Eats / Debbie Wee

    Maximize your ratio of buttery, flaky pastry to deeply apple-y spiced filling in these homemade hand pies. Fresh apple cider underscores and intensifies the filling's deep apple flavor, while brown sugar and warm spices give these hand pies a classic apple pie flavor profile.

  • No-Bake Chocolate Kahlua Pie

    A slice of pie with whipped topping served on a plate with a fork on a striped napkin

    Serious Eats / Deli Studios

    This delectable no-bake dessert tastes like a cross between chocolate mousse and a chocolate cream pie. It's a minimal-effort pie that requires just about 20 minutes of prep time before you plop it in the fridge to set.

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