pie

Frozen Lemonade Pie

Jun 26, 2020

Frozen Lemonade Pie – only 4 ingredients and no bake! Graham cracker crust with a sweet creamy lemonade filling. The perfect summer dessert!

Originally published August 10, 2011. Updated June 26, 2020.

I love a no bake pie in the summer. You know, the ones with only 3 or 4 ingredients and you just mix everything together and spread it out in a store-bought graham cracker crust. Those are my favorite.

This pie and my peanut butter pie are a couple recipes I make every single summer without fail. This one is especially good for the really hot days because it’s served right out of the freezer. It’s cold and creamy and delicious.

And it’s only 4 ingredients (including the graham cracker crust!) so it can’t be any easier.

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Banana Pudding

Jun 10, 2020

Banana Pudding – classic banana pudding made with buttery Chessmen cookies. Layers of cookies, banana, and creamy vanilla pudding!

This post originally published on June 11, 2012. Updated on June 10, 2020. (I published this almost exactly 8 year ago. Wow, I’ve been making this for 8 years and still love it!)

One of my favorite things about summer is how so many of the desserts require no baking. I find myself making my No Bake Peanut Butter Pie and this classic Banana Pudding over and over every summer.

No bake desserts are great because you don’t have to turn the oven on and heat up your house and what’s better than a cool creamy dessert when it’s super hot outside?

This banana pudding is so simple and fast and you can make it ahead of time. It has layers of buttery cookies, sliced bananas, and a creamy vanilla pudding. So delicious – it’s always a crowd favorite!

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Chocolate Pudding Pie

May 13, 2020

Chocolate Pudding Pie – creamy chocolate pudding pie topped with homemade whipped cream. Easy and delicious!

Originally published March 13, 2015, updated May 13, 2020.

I love desserts like this Chocolate Pudding Pie. It’s almost no bake (only the crust needs to be baked!) and the whole recipe is so simple and you probably even have all the ingredients already on hand.

Plus, is there anything better than a chilled dessert during the summer?

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Apple Cranberry Crisp

Nov 15, 2018

Apple Cranberry Crisp – the easiest Thanksgiving dessert! Sliced apples and whole berry cranberry sauce topped with a crunchy oat topping.

Hi guys!

We wrapped up our last weekend of fall sports this past weekend so hopefully that means I’ll get some new recipes up now. Also? Those last 2 games were so stupid cold that I had 3 layers on and eventually wrapped myself in a blanket that I found in the back of the Jeep.

I mean, what’s the point of living in Texas if it’s going to be 27 degrees in November?

I’m not big on Thanksgiving recipes and would really like to skip right over to Christmas cookies but I do want to share this dessert that I’ve already made twice. We’re obsessed.

I make the same recipes for Thanksgiving dinner every single year but for some reason I like to try different dessert recipes, besides my Apple Cranberry Streusel Pie that I made every single year.

I made this Apple Cranberry Crisp last week and didn’t photograph it because I didn’t expect us to love it but it barely lasted a day in my house so I had to make it again!

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Peach Blueberry Crisp

May 01, 2017

Hiiii guys, happy Monday!

How was the weekend? Mine was fantastic. The boys were gone with their dad and I had every intention of working all weekend and taking the husky for a forever long hike buuuuut that didn’t work out. I did, however, have this Peach Blueberry Crisp to pick at while I caught up on everything last night so it wasn’t too bad.

(Keep scrolling for a giveaway!)

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Banana Cream Pie

Apr 19, 2016

Banana Cream Pie – this no bake pie is the perfect summer dessert! Layers of vanilla custard, sliced bananas, and whipped cream in a graham cracker crust. So delicious!

I had a dream about Banana Cream Pie last week.

Seriously, pie.

I had a dream about pie.

This is my life.

Clearly, I had to make a banana cream pie after that. Because once the idea was in my head, it wasn’t leaving.

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Apple Cranberry Streusel Pie

Nov 17, 2015

Apple Cranberry Streusel Pie – your new favorite Thanksgiving pie! Apples and cranberries topped with a crunchy streusel topping!

This is probably my favorite post I do all year.

I love giving away a couple Butterball turkey checks every year before Thanksgiving.I really have no idea why but I look forward to this post all year.

I think the turkey represents Thanksgiving for me and I love feeling like I can be a part of your Thanksgiving meal. It’s pretty cool. So whoever wins, send me pictures of your Thanksgiving meal!

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Apple Fritters

Oct 14, 2014

Easy Apple Fritters made by dipping sliced apples in a quick batter and frying until golden and delicious! You won’t believe how easy and delicious these are!

Do you want to know how sad my life is? Yesterday I took a nap (don’t judge me) and dreamt that I was on weather.com and saw snow in the forecast. And I woke up so excited.

Like, it wasn’t even snowing.

It was just the weather forecast. In my dream.

And I was excited.

Another more real life thing that has been exciting me recently is apple recipes. It’s quite weird because I really don’t like apples much.

I think I’ve eaten two apples this year and both times I covered them in chocolate PB2. Which is one of my favorite things on earth and if you aren’t covering your apples in it, what are you doing with your life?

But yeah, I’ve been pulling apple recipes out of magazines like it’s my job.

Cakes, bars, battered and fried.

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Apple Crisp

Sep 29, 2014

I’m such a slacker.

I really had no intention of taking 2 weeks off the blog. If you follow me on Instagram, you know that my aunt was visiting and even though I really planned on getting posts up, it just didn’t happen. I even had recipes photographed and ready to go. I’m sorry, I’m a slacker.

If it helps, I didn’t even do laundry while she was here.

I did 7 loads of laundry yesterday.

Seven.

My aunt and I spent the whole week eating doughnuts, tracking down food trucks I’ve always wanted to try, and eating more doughnuts.

#LivingTheDream

Anyway, remember how the kids and I went to that apple farm a couple weeks ago? Well, it turns out my children threw a bunch of rurnt (ruined, bad, disgusting for those that don’t speak Alabama) apples into their bags.

What is wrong with my children?

Why would you pick an apple filled with holes?

I don’t understand.

The littlest’s bag was so bad that he had to have been taking bites of each apple before putting them in his bag.

I mean.

What.

But I somehow salvaged enough to make this Apple Crisp. I think I tell you guys every year around this time about how I hate making pies. I just hate it. Crust is just too fussy for me. So when I have apples, I always make crisps or crumbles.

What’s the difference, you ask? You should ask someone smarter. I have no clue.

But this particular crisp is special because it’s got a bottom crust! But not a fussy crust like a pie crust. It’s just the crumb topping pressed into the bottom of your dish!

It was absolutely delicious. And since it’s made with oatmeal, you can totally call it breakfast.

Right?

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Peach-Berry Crumble

Jun 09, 2014

I was walking through the grocery store a couple weeks ago and was overwhelmed by the smell of super ripe peaches.

It was the strangest experience. It’s such a familiar smell but it took me forever to figure out what it was. I guess I just wasn’t expecting to find peaches this early in the summer! But I was in a hurry and didn’t stop to buy any and regretted it almost immediately. I mean, is there anything better than a ripe peach?

I’ve been itching to make something with peaches since then and you guys know I love a good crumble! It’s just the easiest, most perfect summer dessert. For this one, you just toss fresh peaches, blueberries, and strawberries together in a baking dish and cover them with an oat crumble. So simple!

I may have fed this to my kids for dinner one night and they may have told on me the next time they skyped with my mom.

But you know, it’s fruit and oats. So basically oatmeal. And that’s a healthy meal.

Right?

Peach-Berry Crumble

adapted from Southern Living

Ingredients

3 cups fresh peach slices about 3 medium
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 cup fresh strawberry slices
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter melted
ice cream or whipped cream for serving

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
Place peaches and berries in a 2-quart baking dish.
In a mixing bowl, stir together egg, egg yolk, sugar, flour, oats, and salt until it forms a coarse meal. Sprinkle over fruit.
Drizzle the melted butter over topping.
Bake 40 - 45 minutes or until light brown and bubbly.
Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.

Caramel Apple Crisp Pizza

Oct 03, 2013

Man, I am ready for the weekend. How ’bout you?

It has been nonstop for us this week and thankfully school lets out early tomorrow for MANDATORY ACTIVITY DAY! Woooo! I really can’t complain much about living on an Army post. I keep telling myself that I just have to get through today and then it’s all downhill to the weekend.

The highlight of my week was this Caramel Apple Crisp Pizza. I wanted something quick and easy to make for a special afterschool snack but I had no idea that it would be such a hit. There wasn’t a single piece left at the end of the day.

My favorite part of any fruity pie-type dessert is the crust/crumble/crisp/whatever so to have crust plus crisp in one dish? Heaven! I’m kind of obsessed with this recipe now and I can’t stop thinking about it. The good news is that the pie crust I bought comes in packs of 2. The bad news is that it comes in packs of 2.

If I’m up 5 pounds by next week, you’ll know why.

Caramel Apple Crisp Pizza

from The Girl Who Ate Everything

Ingredients

1 refrigerated pie crust
2/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
4 medium apples peeled and diced into 1/4 inch pieces

For the topping:

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter softened

For the drizzle?

1/2 cup caramel topping

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a pizza pan with oil.
Place pie crust on the pan and fold under edges to give the pizza a bit of a raised crust.
Combine sugar, flour and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Add peeled, diced apples and toss.
Arrange the apples in a single layer over the pie crust to completely cover it.
To make the topping, combine the flour, brown sugar, oats, and cinnamon in a bowl. Use a pastry cutter or your fingers to mix the butter into the flour until the butter is in pea-sized pieces. Sprinkle over the apples.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until apples are tender. Remove from oven and immediately drizzle with caramel topping. Cut into pizza slices.

No Bake Peanut Butter Pie

Apr 30, 2013

Creamy and delicious No Bake Peanut Butter Pie with a graham cracker crust. Only 6 ingredients, so easy, and everyone will be begging for the recipe!

If you could have one dessert for the rest of your life, what would it be? Mine would definitely be something with peanut butter, maybe this No Bake Peanut Butter Pie.

It is the most perfect creamy peanut butter pie on a graham cracker crust. There’s only a few ingredients and it takes only a few minutes to put together. I even use a store-bought graham cracker crust to make it that much easier.

If you need a last minute dessert for a summer barbecue or pool party, this is definitely it.

I also have a No Bake Cheesecake that’s made with just 4 ingredients and it is so delicious!…

Blackberry and Apple Crumble

Nov 20, 2012

Blackberry and Apple Crumble is the most delicious summer dessert! Juicy blackberries and apples with a crunchy topping of oats, coconut, and almonds!

Blackberries?!

I know.

It’s not berry season but I got some in my Bountiful Baskets basket a few weeks back and I can’t stand the little seedy things so the only thing to do was bake with them.

And since apples are so delicious right now I figured this Blackberry Apple Crumble was the perfect thing to make.

Blackberry and Apple Crumble!

It’s a super simple little dessert and so yummy.

Like I mentioned, I don’t like blackberries but I found this to be irresistible. The apples are cooked until soft and then they’re mixed with blackberries before being topped with oats, coconut, sliced almonds, and some cinnamon and ginger. I love, love, love the coconut and almonds in the topping – it’s what makes it different from your everyday crumble.

If you are a normal person who doesn’t buy blackberries in November, you could easily substitute frozen ones or just leave them out completely.

Blackberry and Apple Crumble

adapted from Williams Sonoma

Ingredients

4 apples
1/2 cup sugar
juice of half a lemon
4 cups fresh or frozen blackberries
2 t easpoon cornstarch
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup sliced almonds
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter, melted

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 325F.
Peel, core and thinly slice the apples.
In a medium-sized saucepan over medium-low heat, cook apples, sugar, and lemon juice, stirring occasionally, until apples are soft. Remove from heat. Stir in blackberries and cornstarch.
Spread the fruit mixture in a baking dish that is 12 to 14 inches in diameter.
In a bowl, stir together the flour, brown sugar, oats, coconut, almonds, cinnamon and ginger. Drizzle with the melted butter and toss with a fork to combine. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over the fruit. Bake until golden and crisp, 45 to 50 minutes. Serve warm.

Things you may need for this recipe:

: Rubber Spatula

: 8×8-inch pan

: Knife

Want more berry desserts?

Peach Blueberry Crisp

Strawberry Sour Cream Ice Cream

Raspberry White Chocolate S’mores

Chocolate Truffle Pie

Jun 20, 2012

This is the pie I made for my birthday. I had it for lunch and dinner yesterday. And it was awesome.

It’s so not something I’d normally choose to make for myself. I’m a big fan of the grocery store cakes with the thick white buttercream but I’ve been dreaming about this pie for weeks now. It was time to make the dang pie.

I thought this was going to be very labor intensive – I mean, a name like Chocolate Truffle Pie just sounds intimidating, right? But it wasn’t at all. If you can melt chocolate in the microwave, you can make this pie. There is a lot of waiting around but the best things in life have to sit in the fridge overnight. Or something like that.

The pie is fantastic, as I’m sure you can imagine. It’s a graham cracker crust (my favorite!) with a chocolate truffle layer and then a chocolate mousse-ish layer. With whipped cream on top! It’sÂ super rich but it’s perfect for anyone with a deep love of chocolate. I do recommend using a chocolate you absolutely adore since it’s, well, pretty much the only ingredient.

Also, buy a massive container of heavy cream. I had to make two trips to the grocery store just for heavy cream the day I made this. And that, my friends, is not fun with 3 little people in tow.

Two years ago: Birthday Cake Ice Cream

Chocolate Truffle Pie

from Handle the Heat

Ingredients

For the crust:

20 graham crackers I used about 1¼ cup crumbs
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted

For the truffle filling:

2/3 cup heavy cream
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped

For the whipped chocolate filling:

6 ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped
1½ cups heavy cream divided
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

For the whipped cream:

1 cup heavy cream
¼ cup powdered sugar

Garnish:

Shaved chocolate

Instructions

To make the crust:

Preheat oven to 375F.
Grind graham crackers in a food processor until fine. Add butter and continue pulsing until the mixture is moistened. Press into bottom and up the sides about halfway of a 9-inch pie pan. Bake for 7 minutes. Cool completely before moving on to the next step.

To make the truffle filling:

Put chocolate in a medium-sized heat-proof bowl. In a small saucepan, bring the heavy cream just to a simmer. Pour over the chocolate. Let sit for about 1 minute then stir until smooth. Spread into the cooled crust. Freeze until firm, 20-30 minutes.

To make the whipped chocolate filling:

Heat chocolate, ½ cup of the cream, and vanilla in microwave for 20 second bursts, stirring between each one, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Be careful not to overheat! Let cool before proceeding.
Beat the remaining cup of cream on until thick. Add the chocolate mixture and continue to beat until soft peaks. Spread this over the truffle filing and refrigerate overnight.

To make the whipped cream:

Beat cream and powdered sugar together until stiff peaks form. Spread or dollop over pie as you wish. Use a grater or vegetable peeler to make chocolate shavings for garnish (optional). Store in refrigerator until serving.

Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Pie

Feb 23, 2012

Fact: I am having the worst time with pastry these days. I don’t know if it’s the dry winter air or what but everything’s falling apart on me.

Another fact: This pie is not going to cut nicely for you. But no one will care because it’s delicious.

One more fact: I really intended to have a week of Mardi Gras food but I dropped the moonpie on that one. Get it?! No? Moving on…

I took all my kids to Costco last week. Always a bad idea. Not as bad as taking all the kids AND the husband but still a bad idea. We ended up with 4 pounds of strawberries in our cart and even though they love strawberries, they just couldn’t eat them quickly enough. So I made a pie. Because there is never a bad time for pie!

I wasn’t going to post this pie because I was so disappointed that it didn’t cut smoothly but then my husband went absolutely nuts over it. The man loves strawberries but I definitely didn’t expect this pie to get such a strong reaction out of him. I swear he ate half of it in one sitting and then talked about it for a week after that.

It’s an easy pie too. You bake the pie crust alone and then you just have to refrigerate it once the filling is in. It took no time at all and the hardest part was waiting for it to chill!

And that lovely pink color? All strawberries! No food coloring needed. :)

5 from 1 vote

Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Pie

adapted from Blue Ribbon Recipes

Ingredients

1 pie crust store-bought or homemade

For the filling:

2 cups fresh strawberries thinly sliced
¼ cup sugar
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1 cup white chocolate chips
8 ounces cream cheese softened
1/3 cup powdered sugar

For the topping:

1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
½ cup semisweet chocolate chips

For the garnish:

sweetened whipped cream
chocolate-covered strawberries

Instructions

Bake pie crust in a 9-inch pie plate according to the instructions on the box or the recipe you are using. Set aside to cool.

To make the filling:

Combine strawberries, sugar, and cornstarch in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until thick, stirring constantly. Cool to room temperature.
In a double boiler (or a microwave) melt the white chocolate chips. Set aside to cool slightly.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until combined. Slowly add the melted white chocolate chips. Add the strawberry mixture and continue beat until well blended. Pour into the baked pie crust. Smooth the top with a rubber spatula.

To make the topping:

Place the semisweet chocolate chips in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Heat the heavy whipping cream in a saucepan over medium heat until it just begins to bubble. Pour the cream over the chocolate chips and stir until melted. Drizzle the topping over the pie. Chill for at least 2 hours and garnish with whipped cream and chocolate-covered strawberries.