Summer pies & tarts recipes

Ganache Chocolate Nutella

Use this topping on any thing you wish to enhance with CHOCOLATE, from baked goods to ice cream. It will keep for a couple of days unrefrigerated -…

Basic Easy Pie Crust

For my grandmother, Eva Koehler, this was what passed for "easy." For me, easy means opening the box and removing the sleeve, cutting the end and…

Holiday Cranberry Cheese Pie

This has become a family favorite for holidays. I found it in a Taste of Home cookbook. I have changed the recipe to be more diabetic friendly.…

Sunflower oil pie crust

This pie crust is ideal for vegetarians AND vegans. Sunflower oil is used instead of lard. It has now become my goto pie crust recipe for all my…

Layered Banana Cream Pie

This pie is smooth and creamy and, oh so, rich! It makes everyone happy!

Lemon Ice Box Pie

Creamy lemon pie

Key Lime Pie-Eggless

Sounds ambiguous and difficult to do?? But this is the easiest and possibly the most refreshing summer dessert. Like a kiss on the…

Ruby Red Strawberry Pie

Couldn't be an easier pie to make - and perfect for summer's lighter menu fare. A nice do-ahead gelatin dessert that takes just minutes to prepare.…

Classic Pie Crust

Four ingredients are all you need to create a fabulous, flaky pie crust. The double-crust recipe should be used when making a lattice-topped pie.…

Perfect Pie Crust

This is from an old church cookbook that my grandmother had. It's a great, simple recipe that can be used to help a little girl make her first pie.…

Faux Chocolate Silk Pie

A chocolate lover’s delight and so easy for Easter or Mother’s Day dessert. Rich and smooth, this take on French chocolate silk pie has a secret -…

No bake Reese's peanut butter pie

This is a no-bake pie that is perfect to make any time of the year. It is a rich pie, so slice into smaller…

Open Apple Tarts

Casie's Fruit Torte

My niece made this for Christmas. I was already so full I couldn't walk and still couldn't stop eating this delicious dessert. It can be made with…

Cream cheese pie

The perfect, easy pie for a summer evening.