Making this Thin Mint Chocolate Pie is the ideal way to celebrate pie day. This decadent thin mint chocolate pie has a thin mint cookie crust a rich moist chocolate center topped with freshly whipped cream. When it comes to baking, this is one of the easiest recipes out there, it takes just minutes of […]
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Mini Peach Pies
These Mini Peach Pies are such a treat. Fresh peaches are sliced and baked in a crust with brown sugar, vanilla, and a touch of bourbon. This is a simple take on a traditional peach pie. It is sweet without being too sweet, and all of the ingredients serve to compliment the fresh juicy peaches. […]
Apple Tarts
Charles isn’t really into desserts, but he loves apple desserts, so during the fall I make a point to prepare a variety of apple treats. This year I kicked off my seasonal baking with Apple Tarts. They are made with store-bought puff pastry, but Charles thought that I had made it from scratch. My husband […]
Molten Chocolate Brownie S’mores Pie
If molten chocolate cake, brownies, s’mores, and pie had a baby, this would be it. It’s phenomenal. It’s soft, velvety, moist and chocolatey. I didn’t know what to call it, since this isn’t what your mind goes to when you hear “pie”. After much consideration, Molten Chocolate Brownie S’mores Pie seemed to be the fitting name. […]
Bourbon Butterscotch Pie
This Bourbon Butterscotch Pie will become a new tradition at holiday meals. A rich butterscotch pudding pie with a kick of bourbon flavor in a simple shortbread crust is a treat your friends and family will love! This from scratch Bourbon Butterscotch Pie is quick and easy to make. While you could opt to use […]
French Style Apple Rhubarb Pie
A French Style Apple Rhubarb Pie is a pie with an apple and rhubarb filling and a crumb topping. It’s the best of a pie and an apple crumble. It’s a way to serve apples from an apple picking excursion, and a fitting dessert to serve on Thanksgiving. My Aunt Susan often brings a French Apple […]
Bourbon Peach Pie
This Bourbon Peach Pie is a fun boozy twist on a classic peach pie recipe! Peaches are a special treat, and this pie is the best way to serve them! Peaches are one of the ultimate summertime foods. Growing up in Maine, and now living in Chicago, peaches are a special treat since fresh peaches […]
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Adding fresh rhubarb to my Mom’s strawberry pie recipe is a fun seasonal twist on a classic summer recipe. Rhubarb is slightly bitter, so it makes this pie less sweet. My husband, who doesn’t love sweet things, thinks that this version of the pie is even better than the original. Summer has arrived and this pie is […]
Pecan Pie with a Shortbread Crust
An easy to prepare recipe for a classic pecan pie with a shortbread that your whole family will love! The sweet pecan filling and the buttery shortbread crust are a perfect combination! Pecan Pie with a shortbread crust is one of my favorite wintertime treats. It is the perfect pie to serve at Thanksgiving or Christmas. […]
Chocolate Silk Pie
This is my favorite pie. By far. Trust me on this one. This smooth chocolatey pie has been a staple at Graham family gatherings for at least 15 years. I was reluctant to make it because I was afraid it would lose that special only-on-special-occassions feeling. I finally caved in and made it for a […]